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CHiP-D Study – Participants Needed
Looking for Participantsfor a study “Sleep And Circadian Health Disturbances in Psychosis and Depression: The Cascading Impacts of Impairments in Cognitive Control” to understand how sleep patterns influence cognitive and ... -
New System-Wide Training to Strengthen Dementia Diagnosis in Primary Care
GPs and primary care clinicians across Kent and Medway are being invited to attend a new training webinar designed to support more timely and consistent diagnosis of advanced dementia. Read ... -
So Who Cares Anyway – “Our experiences are never wasted”
This week’s #SoWhoCaresAnyway episode features Dr Tony Jones speaking with Ruth Germaine.Tony is a retired GP, GP educator and clinical leader who played an instrumental role in the inception and ... -
Quality Improvement: Funding Available
Grants of up to £2,500 available for nursing and midwifery-led projects. Find out more. -
Support Network for Patients with Long-term Wounds
A friendly online space to connect with people who understand. -
Advanced Practice Impact Evaluation Toolkit Requests
Dear Colleagues, Thank you for supporting several advanced practice trainees over the last 8 years. I have attached the Advanced Practice Impact Evaluation Toolkit that was recently developed, which can ... -
Lower Limb Wound CARE Programme
A virtual programme dedicated to Primary Care professionals. Lower Limb Wound CARE Programme Modules: The programme modules will include: 1. A Population Health based approach to improving wound care ... -
Could you help shape and co‑create learning for staff supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic people?
I’m Ruth Germaine, and I am leading a knowledge mobilisation project across Kent and Medway. This work focuses on how we can strengthen workplace‑based learning by co‑creating it with the ... -
Touch Point Meetings at Canterbury Christ Church University
CCCU would like to invite you to our new Touch Point Meetings.They are an opportunity for practitioners supporting students on placement to meetwith university representatives to provide ongoing support, share ... -
Community Services – Can you help?
“I am a GP in Tunbridge Wells undertaking an NHSE Primary Care School Leadership Fellowship. My role is to develop new placement models and increase the numbers of GP training ... -
Webinar: Lipid and Hypertension QoF Management
The Sustainable Healthcare Unit (SHCU) are pleased to invite you to an upcoming one-hour webinar focusing on lipid and hypertension QoF management. This session has been designed to support everyday clinical ... -
EOI open for Advanced Practice MSc Sept. 2026 intake for Apprenticeship Mitigation Funds
Following the discontinuation of Apprenticeship funding for the Advanced Practice MSc, we are delighted to announce that the Kent and Medway Primary Care Training Hub is now open for Expressions ... -
Sign4Life Training
This year, we are offering deaf awareness and sign language workshops, in the South-East, and surrounding areas. This might be of interest to your healthcare and/or non-clinical staff in their work with ... -
What Matters Most: Have your Say about Neighbourhood Health, Kent & Medway
Wednesday 4th February, 1-4pm A 3-hour in person workshop that brings together partners from across health, social care and the voluntary and community sector, as well as patient and public ... -
The Allied Health Profession Support Workforce’s Role in Supporting Students – Survey
Are you part of the Allied Health Professions support workforce in the NHS, social care, charity or voluntary sectors, industry, or private practice? We would greatly appreciate your input. Professor ... -
Primary Care Research Request – Indigo
We are inviting GP practices across Kent and Medway to support the INDIGO research project. The INDIGO Cancer Care Survey gathers feedback from people living with and beyond cancer to understand ... -
Survey: Exploring the Knowledge of GP on the Impact of Periodontal Diseases in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes
Please help Dr Shailesh Sinha, GP Partner at the Swanscombe and Bean Partnership. Shailesh is currently undertaking an MSc research project focused on improving Diabetes care and its bidirectional relationship ... -
Reflections on 2025 and Looking Ahead to 2026
The past year has brought considerable upheaval and uncertainty. Despite the ongoing challenges associated with limited funding, there is much to recognise and celebrate. Key achievements include the renewal of ... -
Sims Faculty at the Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) Conference
Eight members of the Kent Surrey and Sussex (KSS) Primary Care Simulation Faculty attended the Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) conference in Bournemouth last month. ASPIH is the ... -
Advice on Consent to Immunisation
Please find below the document describing the final UKHSA position on consent to immunisation. Read more. -
Advice & Guidance on CYP Asthma
Please come and join us on the dates below for a short series of 30-minute winter briefings from our paediatrician colleagues Dr Bengisu Bassoy and Dr Jatinda Jheeta regarding childhood ... -
Promoting Careers in Primary Care
At a recent Future Careers event held at Canterbury Christ Church University on Friday 5th December, the Kent and Medway Primary Care Training Hub took part to promote careers in ... -
Have your Say in Shaping Policy for General Practice Nursing
QICN is working with the RCN GPN Forum and NHSE to understand more about nursing staff work and workloads. This survey takes around 20 minutes to complete and will make ... -
Supporting the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
GATE Herts, a leading Gypsy, Roma and Traveller empowerment charity, proudly launched a groundbreaking Domestic Abuse Resource Pack. Developed in close collaboration with community members, Safer Places, Gypsy Media Company, ... -
Invitation to Participate in Anonymous Survey: Supporting Your Scope of Practice
Dear colleagues, We are committed to ensuring all staff, both clinical and non-clinical feel confident and supported in their roles. To assist with this, we have developed a brief, anonymous survey to ... -
Non Medical Prescribing Updates
NMP updates for this year are now available via CCCU at a cost of £120 per person. This programme is designed to support ongoing professional development for prescribers and comply ... -
Celebrating HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025 Recognition
The Kent Surrey and Sussex Primary Care Simulation Faculty were absolutely delighted to receive a High Commendation in the recent HSJ Patient Safety awards in the Urgent and Emergency Care Safety ... -
New Level 5 Educator Apprenticeship
We are pleased to share with you a fantastic opportunity that could greatly support workforce development at PCN, Neighbourhood, and Practice levels. We are delighted to share the announcement of ... -
Promoting Student Placement Events
The Kent & Medway Primary Care Training Hub had the pleasure of supporting two Placement Preparation events specifically tailored for student nurses from Canterbury Christ Church University. These events were ... -
Primary Care KSS Training Hubs Guidance for Advancing Practice 2026/27
Pease find below the most up-to-date KSS Advancing Practice 2026/27 Strategy to download. Please remove any previous copies. 2026-27 -
Help Shape the Future of Primary Care – Quick Survey for MSc Research
Dear Colleague, I hope this message finds you well. My name is Shailesh Sinha, I am a GP Partner at the Swanscombe and Bean Partnership and I’m currently undertaking an ... -
Primary Care Nurses – help inform the NHS App training needs for staff!
Important research is currently being conducted to understand more about the needs and pain points of frontline staff who interact with the NHS App. The NHS App research team are ... -
DPMA GP CME Update
The DPMA (Dartford Postgraduate Medical Associate) GP Continuing Medical Education (CME) Update has been relaunched in May this year. It is intended to be a relaxed, friendly half-day educational session ... -
Expressions of Interest open for Advanced Practice MSc September 2026 intake
We are delighted to announce that the Kent and Medway Primary Care Training Hub is now open for Expressions of Interest from employers for fully funded (tuition fees, education grant ... -
Kent & Medway Advanced Practice Support Network
The Kent and Medway System-wide Advanced Practice Support Network is for both Trainees and Qualified APs from all Kent and Medway organisations. The series of online meetings is split in ... -
Welcome to Futures Connect with others in health and care; share ideas, learn new skills, and collaborate on projects.
Futures is the free, secure collaboration platform supported by NHS England that welcomes everyone working in health and care – with over half a million members. The Futures collaboration platform ... -
The 2025 National Education and Training Survey (NETS) is now open
The NETS is open to all healthcare students, trainees and apprentices. NETS offers a platform to share your experiences and shape the future of healthcare education. Your feedback helps us ... -
Appraisal Toolkit for General Practices
This toolkit has been designed to provide some guidance and structure for the appraisal process of NHS staff. -
Survey: Digital Screens and Posters in GP Waiting Rooms
This is a project on health promotion initiative that uses GP waiting room digital screens to display messages around healthy weight and signpost patients to the One You Kent weight ... -
Funded Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) training
Officially Funded Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) training is now available for primary care nurses for the first time, giving them the chance to develop advanced skills in leadership, reflection, and ... -
Free Access to NHS England Platform Unmind – Supporting NHS staff
NHS England’s mental health platform Unmind empowers staff to proactively improve their mental wellbeing. Using scientifically backed assessments, tools and training you can measure and manage your personal mental health ... -
Request for Action on Racism Including Antisemitism
Request for action on racism including antisemitism from Sir James Mackey, Chief Executive, NHS England and Jo Lenaghan, Chief Workforce Officer, NHS England. Please see the link to an important message asking ... -
TransActual – Healthcare Professionals Report 2025
UK Healthcare Workers’ Experiences, Confidence and Comfort Supporting Trans Patients Research consistently shows that trans people encounter significant barriers in accessing healthcare—both in relation to gender affirming care and in ... -
Women veterans specialist trauma-focused psychological therapy
Please find attached details for a new, free pilot programme called The Rebuild Project delivered by WithYou. The project offers women veterans specialist trauma-focused psychological therapy related to trauma they may ... -
Kent Domestic Abuse Champions Training
Are you interested in becoming a Kent Community Domestic Abuse Champion? The Training is open to anyone who lives or works in Kent, limited to two representatives per organisation or ... -
Immunisation and Vaccination Legal Mechanisms
Each GP practice should have robust governance in place outlining which legal mechanisms are being used for the supply and administration of vaccines. PSDs, PGDs and national protocols Please ... -
New CCCU Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor resources and activities
Canterbury Christ Church University is very pleased to launch their new Practice Assessor (PA)/Practice Supervisor (PS) resources and activities. Together with our practice learning partners, CCCU has developed a range ... -
Updated: Appraisal Toolkit- 2025 KSS Multi-Professional
Please find the updated Kent, Surrey, Sussex Multi-professional Appraisal Toolkit. You can also find the document here, under ‘additional materials’. Currently there is no standardised appraisal guidance for staff in ... -
East Kent Respiratory Newsletter September 2025
Please find the East Kent Respiratory Newsletter for September 2025. This issue includes: -
National minimum standards and core curriculum for vaccination training – updated June 2025
Please find the National minimum standards and core curriculum for vaccination training – updated June 2025 For all healthcare staff with a role in delivering vaccination programmes. Please circulate to ... -
Become a Wellbeing Champion in your Practice/PCN
This self-guided three-level Wellbeing Champion Scheme has been designed to upskill Primary Care staff with tools and knowledge to better support their own and their colleagues’ wellbeing. By completing the ... -
Learn about Paediatric Food Allergy
A CPD-accredited series of lunchtime webinars provided by Nestle Accredited CPD Educational Programme. Read more. -
Student Placement Experience Feedback
KMPCTH has developed an anonymous student placement feedback form to support the evaluation of student experiences during their placements. We kindly request you share this form with every student going ... -
Invitation to Participate in Anonymous Survey: Supporting Your Scope of Practice
Dear colleagues, We are committed to ensuring all staff, both clinical and non-clinical feel confident and supported in their roles. To assist with this, we have developed a brief, anonymous survey to ... -
Polypharmacy and Deprescribing Development
Get a Licence for your Practice/PCN. The ICB has therefore secured funding to enable a number of staff in each organisation to undertake this programme and have commissioned PresQIPP training ... -
Level 7 Advanced Practice Apprenticeships – Levy Mitigation option from 2026
KMPCTH wishes to share an important update regarding the government’s continued support for five L7 apprentices commencing their programmes between 2026 and 2029. One of these apprenticeships includes the Advanced ... -
Important Changes Cervical Screening from September 2025
From September, the NHS plans to start sending digital results from the NHS Cervical Screening Programme, utilising the NHS App. In September, those who have a negative test result will be ... -
South East Faculty of Advancing Practice Newsletter
Dear Colleagues After a brief hiatus, we are pleased to announce that the South East Faculty of Advancing Practice, NHSE has relaunched our quarterly newsletter The latest version is now ... -
Advanced Practice Supervision Resources
This exciting development includes a skill scan for experienced supervisors to self-assess their abilities, as well as two mandatory modules that all supervisors must complete. In addition, there are eight ... -
Multiprofessional Educator Learning Library
This multiprofessional Educator Learning library has been developed to support NHS & social care staff working across all sectors in meeting their professional & regulatory requirements for delivering high quality ... -
Pushing Doors Open to Create Safe Spaces for Learning
So Who Cares Anyway – Host Ruth Germaine with her inspirational guest speakers will explore the incredible work and initiatives being undertaken in and with health and social care, as ... -
Respiratory Management in Primary Care
This 3-part extended course, (previously only accessible via an application with Invicta Health) is now available to book directly. This course is suitable for staff new to the field of ... -
Supporting the CEF Model as an innovative solution to address the NHS Primary Care Workforce Challenges
The Kent & Medway Community Education Facilitation (CEF) Workforce Model, developed initially by the Kent and Medway Primary Care Training Hub (KMPCTH) in collaboration with NHS England and local partners, ... -
National HPV vaccination catch-up campaign for 2025/26
The 2025/26 GP vaccination campaign is focused on HPV catch-up for 14-24-year-olds (inclusive). This aims to address declines, reduce variation in uptake and subsequent cancer prevalence. Practices are asked to: ... -
Feedback-based Review of Commissioned Training and Education First Contact Practitioners
NHS England are conducting a feedback-based review of the commissioned training and education for First Contact Practitioners (FCPs) and would greatly appreciate your expertise and input. We have two separate ... -
National QI Network for Early Career Nurses and Midwives
We are also keen to show case examples of best practice in using QI to drive improvement in patient’s outcomes and experiences, so if you have any early career nurses ... -
Hypoglycaemia Notifications from South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb)
Hypoglycaemia Notifications from South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb). Several years ago, SECAmb collaborated with the Diabetes Leads in Surrey to develop a system for informing GPs across the SECAmb ... -
Free multi-professional supervision courses for primary care staff
The Primary Care Workforce & Training Hub in Yorkshire and Humber is offering fully funded, multi-professional training courses in clinical and educational supervision. These sessions are designed for clinicians working ... -
Enhanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship Programme
Great opportunity to upskill staff – University of Greenwich have an exciting new part-time apprenticeship programme for healthcare professionals who wish to meet the requirements of the Enhanced Clinical Practitioner. ... -
Genetic test requests in Primary Care – supported by the South East Genomic Medicine Service
GPs can order genetic tests for certain conditions; below are resources and links to help with this. GPs can directly order genetic tests, without needing to refer to clinical genetics, for the ... -
Pharmacogenetics Survey Link
In 2024 we conducted a CYP2C19 survey for ‘assessment of a pharmacist’s ability to interpret, review and action CYP2C19 pharmacogenetic reports and obtain pharmacist’s views on the reporting structure’. We ... -
World Hepatitis Day – Kent and Medway supporting Hepatitis C Elimination
Hepatitis C is a cancer-causing virus which often affects people who experience health inequalities. It is estimated that there are about 55,000 people left to find in the UK. With ... -
Understanding responsibilities connected with Dual Roles and Scope of Practice when working in Primary Care
There are a growing number of registered and non-registered practitioners who hold dual roles within Primary Care. Whilst this can enhance flexibility and efficiency, it may also raise challenges and ... -
MSK US Commissions
The K&M Training Hub have 2 confirmed MSK US commissions at London South Bank University starting September 2025. Applications are open to individuals who provide a minimum of 50% of ... -
Kent & Medway First Choice Dressings List (KM FCDL)
We have been working with the Tissue Viability Teams across Kent and Medway to align the existing first choice dressings list and are pleased to introduce the Kent & Medway ... -
Safe Surgery Toolkit
Clinicians in primary care play a critical role in supporting people seeking asylum and refugees, who often face complex and unmet health and social needs and barriers to care. However, ... -
Safeguarding Locally
Following the recent Safeguarding PLT Safeguarding, Adults & Children Level 3 events, the Front Door Service (FDS) offers all professionals who work with children the opportunity to shadow at FDS ... -
The Silent Strength of Resilient Teams
This is a podcast from Ruth Germaine with Grace Cook who leads the Resilience Based Clinical Supervision at the Foundation of nursing studies. This episode is relevant to all professionals, however, likely ... -
Using risk stratification to improve patient outcomes
Achieving DES CAIP 2025/26 – utilising Patient Need Groups (PNGs) for risk stratification Kent and Medway ICB is supporting General Practice to adopt the Johns Hopkins risk stratification tool, including ... -
Kent Surrey and Sussex Primary Care Simulation Faculty shortlisted twice in the HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025
The HSJ Patient Safety Awards, now in their 15th year, have long been a beacon of excellence, celebrating the individuals and teams dedicated to improving patient safety across health and ... -
Nurse Volunteers needed
Opportunity for Nurses to Support Practice Learning through Simulation. Find out more. -
ARRS Nursing Roles Guidance
Additional Nursing Roles have now been included into the ARRS scheme for 25/26. Attached is brief guidance documents to support PCNs looking at recruiting into these roles. -
Important: Discontinuation of Level 7 Apprenticeships from January 2026
Following the official announcement from the government below, Level 7 apprenticeships will no longer be available from January 2026. This will have a significant impact on those wishing to undertake ... -
Centre of Advancing Practice updates 2 Frameworks
The Multi-professional framework for advanced practice in England, which reaffirms our shared commitment to quality, excellence, and consistency. This framework offers a clear and practical guide for those developing their ... -
So, Who Cares Anyway? New Podcast
So Who Cares Anyway with host Ruth Germaine with her inspirational guest speakers will explore the incredible work and initiatives being undertaken in and with health and social care, as ... -
Harnessing the power of physical activity for health
NHS Position Statement: Harnessing the power of physical activity for health NHS England recently shared their position statement around harnessing the power of physical activity for health. ‘There is overwhelming ... -
Free Frailty Training for registered and non registered health care professionals
Please see details of free Frailty training available to all staff. -
TARGET – Treat Antibiotics Responsibly: Guidance, Education and Tools
The TARGET antibiotics toolkit is a suite of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) resources to support primary care clinicians to champion and implement AMS activities. The toolkit, designed and developed by UK Health ... -
Multiprofessional Placements
The 2024/25 period has been remarkable, as we have achieved the highest number of Primary Care Multiprofessional Placements on record. A warm thank you to everyone involved in making it ... -
MSc in Clinical Education
The MSc in Clinical Education has been validated and is commencing September 2025 and is now open for applications. Here are a few highlights: For further information relating to the ... -
Heart in the Community CIC
Heart in the Community CIC currently runs groups and activities in Birchington for anyone who is lonely and isolated and or living with a health condition all our groups run ... -
Did you know about the Health Inequalities Resources?
Practices often have to deal with different populations (homeless, asylum seekers, etc.) without much information and guidance about their rights and the help available. Visit the Resources / Health Inequalities ... -
Pharmacy Workforce Early Career Funding Request
Nationally, and within Kent and Medway, there is an identified workforce priority to ensure Newly Qualified and Early Careers Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians are supported to meet the requirements of ... -
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN)
This is your monthly roundup of National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) news, studies and opportunities. Please respond to this mailbox if you don’t ... -
Pan London Practice Learning Group Website
Practice Assessor & Practice Supervisor Resources & Updates The Pan London Practice Learning Group (PLPLG) have refreshed their webpage and created new resources for Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor preparation. ... -
East Kent Respiratory Newsletter
Download the East Kent Respiratory Newsletter – May 2025. -
Student First Destination Survey
The Student first destination survey was launched yesterday and we have attached a variety of resources and a comms toolkit I would ask you to share within your networks to ... -
GP Training on Breastfeeding Infants
Healthcare professionals all know how important breast feeding is in helping reduce obesity, promoting early speech and language and reducing infections in babies and young children. It is said the ... -
Kent, Surrey, and Sussex Menopause Network
Dr Zoe Schaedel and Dr Olivia Hum (menopause specialists and BMS council members) are excited to launch the Kent, Surrey, and Sussex Menopause Network — a new initiative for NHS ... -
NIHR South East Regional Research Delivery Network Primary Care Research Roundup – May 2025
This is your monthly roundup of National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) news, studies and opportunities. Please respond to this mailbox if you don’t ...
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