Following the sign-up of GP practices across Humber and North Yorkshire for Local Enhanced Services (LES), the system is keen to ensure a supportive training offer is in place for participating healthcare professionals. We are working with the ICB and colleagues across the system to support provision of this offer.
What will be covered?
The training offer is being implemented to enable the delivery of the LES’s for General Practice healthcare professionals participating within Humber and North Yorkshire ICS. Inclusion is for each element requiring training within the following LES specifications:
- Diagnostics
– Phlebotomy LES
– Respiratory LES – Spirometry / FeNO
– ECG LES
- Diabetes LES
- Wound Care LES
- Anti-coagulation LES
- Prostate-specific Antigen (PSA) Monitoring LES
- Vaginal Pessary for Pelvic Organ Prolapse LES
- Intra-uterine System Insertion and Removal LES
- Shared Care LES
Further details can be found below and will be updated as the offer evolves. If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact us on hnyicb.traininghub@nhs.net, and we’ll be glad to help.
What training can be accessed?
Below you can find details of funded training already available to support this offer.
Some elements are in the process of being provisioned, and further updates will be added here and shared with practices via email in due course.
We have reached out to practices who have indicated a training requirement for each particular LES, to ensure the offer is developed to meet the needs of the healthcare professionals seeking training.
Phlebotomy:
- CPD funded phlebotomy training is already available for nurses, NAs and AHPs to access via the CPD Offer. LES funded phlebotomy training is now available for staff in all other roles, employed in a Humber and North Yorkshire practice/PCN signed up to the phlebotomy LES specification.
- Upcoming ‘Basic Venepuncture’ dates can be found and booked here: Academicare | Basic Venepuncture.
- You can book directly online, if you are eligible for funding as above, please select ‘CPD/LES Funded’ at checkout and you will not be charged. As places on each date are limited, each individual may book with funding on only one date per course – if you wish to swap dates, please cancel your initial booking before re-booking another date. To avoid funding waste, multiple bookings for the same individual, non-attendance without cancellation, or short notice cancellation (except in exceptional circumstances) will not be funded.
- For any queries on course suitability please contact info@academicare.co.uk
Respiratory:
– Spirometry:
- Funded training is already available for nurses, NAs and AHPs to access via the CPD Offer. LES funded spirometry training is now available for staff in all other roles, employed in a Humber and North Yorkshire practice/PCN signed up to the respiratory LES specification.
- Spirometry course details and booking information can be found here: Course Portfolio – Rotherham Respiratory LTD. There are several differing spirometry courses to meet requirements of different professionals, staff can select the course that fulfils their need – for any queries on course suitability please contact enquiries@rotherhamrespiratory.com
- You can book directly and the team will recognise if you are eligible for funding.
– FeNO:
Further respiratory training options will be shared in due course
ECG:
- Funded training is already available for nurses, NAs and AHPs to access via the CPD Offer. LES funded ECG training is now available for staff in all other roles, employed in a Humber and North Yorkshire practice/PCN signed up to the ECG LES specification.
- Upcoming ‘Basic ECG’ dates can be found and booked here: Academicare | Basic ECG.
- You can book directly online, if you are eligible for funding as above, please select ‘CPD/LES Funded’ at checkout and you will not be charged. As places on each date are limited, each individual may book with funding on only one date per course – if you wish to swap dates, please cancel your initial booking before re-booking another date. To avoid funding waste, multiple bookings for the same individual, non-attendance without cancellation, or short notice cancellation (except in exceptional circumstances) will not be funded.
- For any queries on course suitability please contact info@academicare.co.uk
Diabetes:
- Funded diabetes training is already available for nurses, NAs and AHPs to access via the CPD Offer. LES funded Diabetes training is now available for staff in all other roles, employed in a Humber and North Yorkshire practice/PCN signed up to the Diabetes LES specification.
- Diabetes course details and booking information can be found here: Course Portfolio – Rotherham Respiratory LTD. Foundation, Advancing, and Update courses are available so staff can select depending on their need – for any queries on course suitability please contact enquiries@rotherhamrespiratory.com. Please note, the advancing module has recently been updated to encompass latest GPL1 guidance as covered in the LES spec.
- You can book directly and the Rotherham Respiratory team will recognise if you are eligible for funding.
- A recording of the recent Hull & East Riding PTL events teaching session on ‘Treatment of T2 Diabetes’ delivered by Dr Belina Allan can be found here for those who missed it in person: Recording: Treating T2 Diabetes – PTL May 2025
Wound Care:
- Funded Wound Care training is already available for nurses, NAs and AHPs to access via the CPD Offer. LES funded Wound Care training is now available for staff in all other roles, employed in a Humber and North Yorkshire practice/PCN signed up to the Wound Care LES specification.
- Upcoming ‘Wound Care’ details and dates can be found and booked here (please note courses have been updated to include additional elements of the LES spec):
Academicare | Wound Care Management for Registered Practitioners (e.g. Nurses)
Academicare | Wound Care Management for Non-Registered Practitioners (e.g. HCAs)
- You can book directly online, if you are eligible for funding as above, please select ‘CPD/LES Funded’ at checkout and you will not be charged. As places on each date are limited, each individual may book with funding on only one date per course – if you wish to swap dates, please cancel your initial booking before re-booking another date. To avoid funding waste, multiple bookings for the same individual, non-attendance without cancellation, or short notice cancellation (except in exceptional circumstances) will not be funded.
- For any queries on course suitability please contact info@academicare.co.uk
- Provision for any requirements identified for advanced elements outside of this will be communicated in due course and claimable via reimbursement.
Anti-coagulation:
- There have been no practice requests for this area, if you have a requirement please contact hnyicb.traininghub@nhs.net and we will explore options.
Prostate-specific Antigen (PSA) Monitoring:
Vaginal Pessary for Pelvic Organ Prolapse:
- Practices may choose their preferred provider and claim up to £100 reimbursement (this is the average cost of available courses)
- To claim reimbursement, please submit a claim form to hnyicb.traininghub@nhs.net, including a copy of the invoice you need reimbursing
- Some suggested providers are: * M&K * Health Academy * CHCP *
Intra-uterine System Insertion and Removal:
Shared Care:
When/how will further information be shared?
Practices will be kept up to date as the offer evolves, via email to those who have indicated LES training requirements, and more broadly via newsletters.
If you would like to receive our monthly news bulletin via email, please sign up here:
https://forms.office.com/r/UCUD4Bc1Xn (please note – if you are part of the HNY regional Practice Managers email distribution list or PCN Leads email distribution list, you will automatically receive the bulletin via those)
How can I find out more?
Please contact us with any queries, we’re always happy to help!:
Email – hnyicb.traininghub@nhs.net
Phone – 01482 303986
LES Funded Training Reimbursement Claim Form 2025-26
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