The West Yorkshire Primary Care Workforce & Training Hub is committed to supporting healthcare professionals with high-quality, accessible training. Our Travel Health Update course is designed to give staff the knowledge, skills, and confidence to continue to deliver safe, effective, and evidence-based care in line with current national guidance.
Who is it for?
- General Practice Nurses, Nursing Associates, and all Allied Health Professionals who already deliver Travel Health.
What you’ll learn
This half-day update looks at the continuously changing and challenging aspects of offering Travel Health consultations in General Practice focusing on the Travel Risk Assessment tool and process, what should be included and why and discussing what has changed.
We aim to signpost and include where to find the most up to date and accurate information to enable you to give timely and appropriate advice to your travelling patients, as well as discussing what is new.
Topics also covered include:
- What we offer and why, and by whom.
- Why we offer it in Primary Care.
- Payment mechanisms, contracting, and CQC recommendations.
- Competency Assessment Tool and Risk Assessment (includes at risk groups and recommendations).
- Travel vaccinations in Practice.
- Malaria case studies.
- Continuing professional development.
Format
- 3.5 hour virtual session (via MS Teams).
- Interactive focused session with Q&A.
- This training requires a working camera, without this you will be unable to join.
Eligibility
- Must have completed a full 2-day Travel Health Foundation training.
- Must have been practising Travel Health consultations for at least 12-months.
Funding:
- £100 per participant.
- This course may be eligible for CPD funding (check your eligibility HERE).
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