CPD courses for Nurses/AHPs in South Yorkshire
The South Yorkshire Primary Care Workforce & Training Hub are pleased to launch a Continuous Professional Development Programme for Practice Nurses and Allied Health Care Professionals.
We have a range of Online courses with open availability (see below) and we will be adding face to face courses throughout the year so please keep checking for updates on our events page.
Please note: By applying for any of these training courses, you/your practice will not be able to also claim your £333 allocated CPD funding. If you would prefer to source your own CPD course(s) you can claim your £333 CPD allowance by downloading a CPD funding request form.
Are you eligible to apply for the funded courses and in-house training days?
The courses are fully funded for the roles that are eligible according to the NHSE eligibility criteria. Please check below if you are eligible for these funded courses.
For some classroom based training sessions, we can accept applications from non-eligible roles (Qualified staff employed in General Practice in South Yorkshire.)
**This does not include GPAs or HCAs as we provide separate training sessions for HCAs with some that GPAs can also access – please see the bottom of the CPD page for information**
Please note, this option is only available for certain training. If you wish to find out more, please contact us directly with the details of the training you would like to attend pcdltd.training-hub@nhs.net
How many courses can you apply for?
There is no limit on the number of courses you can apply for but we ask that individuals complete one eLearning course before applying for another.
Are there any update courses available?
Some update courses are available via the HEE eLearning for healthcare (elfh) website.
How do you cancel your place?
If you have any questions or if you need to cancel your place on one of the courses, please email us and state the course name.
Would you like to suggest a course we don't provide?
If you would like to give us some feedback on course suggestions, please complete the form below.
eLearning Courses
These online courses all have open availability – you can register at any time but must complete the course within the time frame provided.
Click on the course name to find out more information and to register.
Diabetes Diploma Course (Warwick Medical School)
South Yorkshire ICB is offering 15 funded places for relevant colleagues across South Yorkshire to attend the Warwick Diploma in Improving Diabetes Care Online in March 2025.
Entry Requirements for the course include:
All applicants need to hold a recognised health-related qualification (registered nurse/dietitian/podiatrist). To meet the needs of the assessment process, applicants will need to be working in a clinical setting and working with people who have diabetes mellitus to undertake this course.
How to Apply:
If you wish to be considered for a place, please complete this expression of interest form, and return this to amy.moore39@nhs.net by close of play Monday 6th January 2025. You will be notified of your outcome by Friday 10th January 2025.
You can see more information about the Diabetes Diploma course here
If you have any questions, please reach out to amy.moore39@nhs.net
Face to Face and Online Training
We will be adding face to face and online courses throughout the year so please keep checking for updates on our events page
| Course |
Provider |
Method |
Date |
Link |
| Anticoagulation – Warfarin Management |
External |
Face to Face |
TBD |
Expression of Interest |
| Asthma Management Update |
In-house |
Face to Face |
29th April 2025 |
Register |
| Blood Result Interpretation |
In-house |
Face to Face |
27th February 2025 |
Link to be added |
| Blood Result Interpretation |
In-house |
Face to Face |
5th June 2025 |
Link to be added |
| Cervical Sample Taker Initial Training (Cytology) |
External |
Face to Face |
TBD |
Expression of Interest |
| Clinical Supervisor Training |
In-house |
Face to Face |
TBD |
Expression of Interest |
| Finding the Light in Dementia Training |
External |
Online |
22nd Jan 2025 |
Register |
| Health Inequalities – An Introduction |
In-house |
Online |
TBC |
To be added |
| Infection Prevention & Control 2-day Course |
External |
Online |
Various dates |
Register |
| Infection Prevention & Control One Day Refresher Course |
External |
Online |
Various dates |
Register |
| Menopause Management in Primary Care |
External |
Face to Face |
8th Jan 2025 |
Register |
| Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine (PLM) |
External |
eLearning |
12-month license |
Expression of Interest |
| Prostap Hormone Injection Training |
External |
Online |
29th April 2025 |
Register |
| Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare Essentials |
External |
Face to Face |
15th Jan 2025 |
Register |
| Vaccinations & Immunisations (2-day course) |
In-house |
Face to Face |
11th & 13th Feb 2025 |
Register |
| Vaccinations & Immunisations (2-day course) |
In House |
Face to Face |
24th & 26th June 2025 |
Register |
| Wound Care Management |
External |
Face to Face |
11th Feb 2025 |
Register |
| Wound Care Management |
External |
Face to Face |
16th July 2025 |
Register |
Tuesday 14th January 2025 / 12.00-1.00pm On Microsoft Teams
• Trends/Data
• Changes within the programme
• Inequalities
• HPV vaccination
• Resources
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NB PLUS delivers all annual Primary Health Care CPD requirements in one place, offering over 150 hours of online webinars and 2,500 pages of reference material, both live and on-demand.
The range and variety of the content means it is perfect for all health care professionals working in PHC including general practitioners, nurses, paramedics and more.
Apply for a 12-month NB Plus Subscription
The South Yorkshire training hub and the Sheffield PA preceptorship scheme are potentially looking to co-host a RED WHALE training event for Physician Associates and Nurses in Primary care.
This would be a one day teaching, with a updated handbook and12 months access to written content at Red Whale knowledge.
We hope to run the event early in 2025 around January/February.
Expression of Interest form
The Faculty for Wider Workforce are providing Introductions Courses for Clinical Educational Supervision.
There are a mixture of locations for both courses and the option of face to face or virtual.
Book a course here
Leadership offers from North East & Yorkshire Leadership Academy (NEYLA)
Current offers
Primary Care Nurses Learning Lunches Training
Click on the training session to access the recordings.
T2DAY: Type 2 Diabetes in the Young Programme
T2DAY is an NHSE Nationally funded initiative to improve care and outcomes for people aged 18-39 with type 2 diabetes.
Staff in South Yorkshire can access:
Your Diabetes. Your Journey.
Support Our Campaign for Young People with Type 2 Diabetes in South Yorkshire.
South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) has developed a new campaign in collaboration with Social Change (a Behaviour Science agency). It is designed to support people under 40 living with early-onset type 2 diabetes in South Yorkshire.
Why are we doing this?
Early-onset Type 2 diabetes can progress more aggressively, and our goal is to help young people manage their health and reduce the risk of complications. We’re providing information, tools, and resources to help them take control of their diabetes.
How you can help:
We would love your support in sharing this campaign with your community/patients. By using our materials, you can help ensure that more people are aware of the resources available to them. You’ll find ready-made social media posts, posters, and flyers in our toolkit.
You can access the toolkit here on the South Yorkshire ICB website: Your Diabetes, Your Journey Toolkit or To access the GP Toolkit click here.
Diabetes Resource: DigiBete App & Self-Management Platform
Free clinically approved support and resources whenever patients need it.
DigiBete is a video platform and app and is a one-stop shop for young people's diabetes management. Founded by families living with diabetes, it is a social enterprise funded by NHS England with all content clinically approved by the Diabetes Team at Leeds Children's Hospital.
We now have a South Yorkshire Clinic code, allowing South Yorkshire patients free access to the App, which will include a range of films, supports, resources, communications, appointments, notes, goals food diary and local information.
Your Clinic Code is: DVIKG (all letters)
Cambridge Diabetes Education Programme, FREE for staff across South Yorkshire
CDEP is an online training platform which all levels of staff can access, both registered and unregistered.
CDEP is designed to: boost people's knowledge, confidence, and guideline familiarity. Be done in 'bite-sized' chunks fitting into your busy life.
Accessed from a computer, mobile phone, or tablet.
Each topic takes between 15 minutes to 2 hours to complete depending on the topic.
To register click the link below.
Go to “Sign IN/Register”
Under new candidate registration enter your email address & click ‘Create My Account’
Complete registration form
Under “Registration Key Code” enter “SOUTHYORKSHIRE”.
This will provide you with free access for 12 months.
Primary Care Together - Helping you Survive & Thrive
These sessions are for any clinical professional working in general practice in South Yorkshire at any stage of career post early years (i.e. not on GP new to practice fellowship, nurse VTS, PA preceptorship or following FCP roadmap)
Visit the Survive & Thrive page for more information
Flu Immunisation programme
NHS England eLearning for healthcare (NHSE elfh) has worked with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to update the Flu Immunisation eLearning programme to ensure it is up-to-date for the 2024 to 2025 flu season.
The eLearning course consists of 3 knowledge sessions and 3 assessment sessions.
Winter Vaccination Webinar
The Winter Vaccination Webinar for Doncaster & Barnsley colleagues vaccinators took place on 3rd September 2024.
This toolkit has been developed in collaboration with training hubs across the Midlands, internal WTE team and lead GPNs across the midlands to support and help GPNs, lead GPNs and training hubs who are giving advice and are in a supportive role. The toolkit highlights already established pieces of leadership work across the country and draws on e-learning, podcasts and activities already created.
File type: PDF · File size: 5.56 MB
QNI General Practice Nurse Network
With support from the National Garden Scheme, join our regular, in-depth online webinars and stay informed with our tailored newsletters for General Practice Nurses.
General Practice Nurse Education Network
The evolving role of the General Practice Nurse (GPN) with specialist knowledge and skills is pivotal in contributing to the success of the transformation of primary care services. The QNI has therefore drawn up new Voluntary Standards for nurses new to General Practice Nursing as well as separate Voluntary Standards for senior General Practice Nurses.
HCA Training
We run a series of training sessions specifically for Health Care Assistants (HCAs) throughout the year.
We have the following training available:
If you have any questions about the CPD courses please let us know.
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