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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 ... -
Independent Prescribing courses 2025-26 – NHS England funded training
Applications for NHS England funded independent prescribing courses are open. We encourage pharmacists from across sectors, including community pharmacy and locums, to seize this opportunity. Courses are available up to ... -
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 ... -
Carers Week 9-15 June 2025
Carers Week 9-15 June 2025, is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities ... -
Free Frailty Training for registered and non registered health care professionals
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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 ... -
“Coercion and Control – It’s Not Going Away” – Free Webinar
Join us for a powerful free webinar led by Rock Pool founder Sue Penna, taking place on: Thursday 5th June from 10:30–11:30am via Zoom. In this live session, Sue will ... -
Invitation to South East Childhood Immunisation Webinar – Changes to Routine Schedule from 1 July 2025
Invitation to South East Childhood Immunisation Webinar – Changes to Routine Schedule from 1 July 2025 The NHSE Southeast Regional Screening and Immunisation teams invite colleagues to attend a Childhood ... -
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 ... -
Hospice in the Weald – Educational Event
This educational evening, on Tuesday 17th June 7pm-9pm is designed for GPs and Clinicians from West Kent and East Sussex. Topics covered will include: Download the flyer to find out ... -
Kent Regional Respiratory Forum Conference
Thursday 17th July @ Mercure Maidstone Great Danes Hotel 09:30- 16:30 To reserve a place please contact Victoria Granger – 07584909623 View the day’s agenda. victoria.granger@astrazeneca.com Topics include: -
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 ... -
NHS England South East Region – Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Skills Development Sessions Â
These sessions are open to all staff working in the NHS healthcare setting in the South East region and includes Primary Care. These sessions will: LGBT+: Definitions, minorities, minorities within ... -
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
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Take Part in Alcohol Awareness Week 2025
The theme for this year’s Alcohol Awareness Week (7-13 July 2025) is ‘Alcohol and work’. Why alcohol and work? With longer hours, more stress, the blurring of lines between work ... -
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 ... -
Support the Workforce of the Future: become an Educator
We would like to invite all registered multiprofessional employees to become educators, supporting the workforce of the future by enabling and facilitating Pre-reg Placements. CCCU have several workshops for ALL ... -
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 ... -
Coil Fitter Workshop
Saturday 27th September – 9.30am-1pm A face-to-face half day training session organised by KMPCTH with simulation and case studies. Download the flyer for more information and agenda. Places are limited. ... -
Educators’ Conference 2025: Inspiring, insightful and Interactive
Over 220 Primary Care multi-professionals from across Kent & Medway attended the Educators’ Conference 2025 in Ashford, an event organised collaboratively between the Kent & Medway Primary Care Training Hub ... -
Join us to celebrate Nurses Day
On Monday, 12 May the Nursing Division will be holding an online event to celebrate Nurses’ Day. The event will be held online and will run from 10am to 3.30pm ... -
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 ... -
2025 CAHPO Awards
The Chief Allied Health Professions Officer (CAHPO) Awards is a unique opportunity for AHPs to receive recognition for their personal contributions towards delivery of exceptional care for patients. The awards ... -
General Practice Awards
The General Practice Awards, supported by Pulse and Nursing in Practice, are a prestigious national celebration for those working in primary care and general practice in the UK. The General Practice Awards 2025 ... -
Advanced Practice Supervision Programme
We are excited to announce places opening in a NEW regional supervision programme for training and qualified Advanced Practitioners (AP), previously known as Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) This programme is ... -
Online Support for Neurodivergent People
A new online hub has been created where neurodivergent people living in Kent and Medway can find information and links to local and national support. Focussing on learning disability, autism and attention ... -
Freedom to Speak Up Guardian in General Practice
Freedom to Speak Up is one way of ensuring our NHS people have a voice that counts, which is central to our NHS People Promise. The following information clarifies the expectations ... -
Menopause Optimal Pathway Toolkit
Designed for all non-specialist clinicians, the OPT is designed to help support women through the menopause, using the best NICE-compliant evidence available. It provides the most relevant, information quickly & ... -
Administrative Triage and Online Consultation Training
Practice staff play a vital role in supporting patients to get the right care based on their needs. Using an online consultation tool increases choice and flexibility for patients and ... -
Calling all Social Prescribing Link Workers
Discover the new Peer Support Network, with monthly online meetings to exchange, share best practice and support each other. 2025 dates available: 30th April 28th May 25th June 30th July ... -
Paramedic prescribers and controlled drug webinar
A Controlled Drugs; Legislation Changes webinar was facilitated to provide information to our members following the recent announcement regarding regulatory changes to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 to allow ... -
Anticoagulant training
Following increased requests for Anticoagulation training, the KMPCTH have secured some additional training through University of Greenwich as an interim measure. Please see below the links to the UoG training ... -
Dartford Postgraduate Medical Association
DPMA are finalising the arrangements for the first Saturday GP Medical Education event on Saturday 3 May 2025. The Saturday education events have been re-established after a break during COVID. ... -
CCCU – Spotlight on the new Practice Supervisor Preparation training!
Who is it for? The training is aimed at those who are new to supporting NMC students and those who have not supported students for some time to gain confidence ... -
Sharing the East Kent Respiratory Newsletter
Discover the East Kent HCP newsletter, recently updated by the Lead Respiratory GP for East Kent Dr Neil Banik. -
Welcome & Orientation for International Medical Graduates (IMGs)
Join this Welcome & Orientation for IMGs webinar on Monday 19th May, 7pm-8.30 to support newly recruited doctors from outside the UK as they adapt to the NHS. The goal ... -
Designated Supervisors and Designated Prescribing Practitioners
To support practices in their preparations for the incoming 2025/26 Foundation Trainee Pharmacist cohort, NHS England Pharmacy Team are holding some South East region information sharing and online support sessions. ... -
GP webinar on ADHD
Given the increasing demand for ADHD-related care and diagnoses, and following on from the previous session on the new ADHD pathway, this session offers a valuable opportunity to explore: Date: ... -
Abolition of NHS England
In light of the sudden announcement of the Department of Health & Social Care & NHS England merger, plus further cuts to be made to ICBs across England, the Kent ... -
Welcome & Orientation for International Medical Graduates webinarÂ
This webinar is designed to help IMGs kick-start their UK GP training journey with confidence. Find out more and register your place. -
Do you want to know more about Student Nursing Associate Training?
Join the information webinar on Wednesday 16th April – 1pm-2pm to know more about the SNA Associate Programme at Canterbury Christ Church University. More and to book your place. -
Pharmacy First General Practice FAQs
NHS Kent and Medway Pharmacy, Optometry and Dentistry Commissioning team appreciate that General Practice may still have questions about the community pharmacy Pharmacy First service and how it can best ... -
Learning from patient feedback webinar
We would like to invite primary care colleagues to join an advice and guidance webinar event around learning from patient feedback on Wednesday, 2 April from 1.30pm to 3pm. Please join using this link. ... -
Advancing Men’s Health: Managing Erectile Dysfunction and Beyond
This education day is an opportunity to connect with colleagues over complimentary food and drinks while engaging in insightful discussions on collaboration and Men’s Sexual Health. This is for all health ... -
Support available for patients to use NHS App
Kent Library IT Buddies (at selected libraries) can help your patients learn how to use the NHS App.Please share these methods of contacting Kent Libraries to your patients and colleagues.Email ... -
Ramadan 2025
Ramadan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar and is observed by Muslims worldwide. It lasts for a period of 29 or 30 days and culminates with the first day ... -
Face-to-Face Chest Auscultation Study Day
This course, aimed at Practice Nurses, ANP’s, Paramedic Practitioners, HCP’s working in the respiratory field will be held at the Lenham Community Centre on the 22nd April 2025 or on ... -
Kent and Medway Advanced Practice and Independent Prescribing Group Academic day 1
Register via Medtribe to book your place on the coming webinar, Wednesday 19th March, 10am-4pm. Speakers to be confirmed. Contact: kmicb.kmpcth@nhs.net kentchft.acplead@nhs.net -
GatewayC: GPs Talk Cancer recap video
GP hosts Rebecca and Sarah sit down to reflect on series two of GatewayC’s GPs Talk Cancer podcast. They discuss how conversations with Dr Guy Makin on childhood cancer, Professor ... -
Nursing Associate Support Network Dates
These sessions are designed for all Student Nursing Associates (NAs) and Registered Nursing Degree Apprentices (RNDA) working within Primary Care within the Southeast. The purpose of the sessions is to ... -
NHS England Multi-professional Learner Webinar: Improving the Quality of Education and Training
This webinar will take place on Wednesday, 12 March 2025 17:00 – 18:00. Please join us in our series of webinars designed to keep you up to date with relevant ... -
LGBT+ History Month Event
Hosted by Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) – all are welcome to join. To mark 20 years of LGBT+ History Month, KCHFT is holding a celebratory learning experience ... -
National Apprenticeship Week 2025
National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is the biggest week in the apprenticeships and skills calendar! It takes place from 10 to 16 February 2025. The week brings together everyone passionate about apprenticeships ... -
Developmental Coaching for Organisations with Doctors in Professional Difficulty Webinar
18th February 6pm-7pm. This webinar is designed to to support leaders who are managing Doctors in Professional Difficulty. The webinar is a one-hour closed session, (by invitation only) where we ... -
Calling all Paramedics
Have you ever considered becoming a Paramedic Assessor to support our Paramedic students to experience a placement in Primary Care. If you have not previously considered this, Â there are free ... -
Diabetes Foot screening development programme
The Foot Risk Awareness and Management Education (FRAME) project was commissioned by the Scottish Government to produce an e-learning resource which would help standardise diabetes foot screenings performed by any ... -
Kent & Medway Funded DPP Pilot to Support Community Pharmacists open for EOIs until 9th February 2025
We are pleased to share that we will be offering £1000-1500 funding (per trainee prescriber) to the employing organisation of a limited number of active prescribers willing to provide Designated Prescribing ... -
Nursing Placement Opportunities
Can you contribute to the future of Primary Care and welcome a nursing student in your practice? Find out more about the placement scheme. -
Change NHS: Workshop in a Box on Tuesday 4th February 2025, 10.30am – 12.30pm.
Public World believes we all have an important part to play in making health and care services fit for the future and having been given an opportunity to engage in ... -
Introducing the New Wellbeing Provider
NHS Kent and Medway have commissioned a new wellbeing provider which is available to all Primary Care staff . If you need wellbeing support, then check out the wide range ... -
9th Kent Medical Humanities Conference 2025.
This invaluable Kent Medical Humanities Conference, designed for the clinical staff in Kent & Medway, will be held in Maidstone on the 14th of March 2025. With a rich, interesting ... -
Good Practice Guidance for enabling Equitable Access to Clinical Imaging Referrals
The Royal College of Radiologists, Society and College of Radiographers, Royal College of Nursing and NHS England have co-developed good practice guidance on Clinical imaging requests from non-medically qualified professionals (3rd ... -
Bite-size CPD-accredited courses on Cancer
Gateway C offers Primary Care professionals free bitesize CPD Accredited courses to support early detection of cancer and improve patient experience. These courses are designed by GPs and education specialists. ... -
Kent and Medway Advanced Practice and Independent Prescribing Group
Kent and Medway ICB Advanced Practice and Independent Prescribing Group present the Academic Day One. Focusing on delivering professional development for all four pillars, this one-day event forms the first ... -
Asthma afternoon tea (AAT)
Complimenting the National bundle of care for CYP asthma programme and QOF 2023-2024, Medway & Swale Health and Care partnership have developed evidence-based bite size sessions to support primary care ... -
Everyday Active: Supporting Health Through Movement
Everyday Active is designed by Active Kent & Medway to help people build physical activity into their daily lives in simple, sustainable ways. For healthcare professionals, it offers practical resources ... -
Warm Homes, Healthy Futures
The aim of Warm Homes, Healthy Futures is to provide energy advice and support ‘on prescription’ to vulnerable people living with a health condition or disability that’s made worse by ... -
90-minute PITstop diabetes webinar
The webinar’s aim is to raise awareness of pump therapy with non-diabetes specialist healthcare professionals. This course will cover the basics of what is insulin pump therapy, the course is ... -
Support in Birchington
Heart in the Community CIC runs groups and activities in Birchington for anyone who is lonely and isolated and or living with a health condition, all our groups run weekly ... -
Calling All Independent Prescribers and Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPP)
Please link to the South East Independent Prescribing (IP) and Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPP) Network – FutureNHS Collaboration Platform. This is a networking platform for IP and DPPs as well ... -
Met Office: Online Community Resilience Course Prospectus
The Met office provides advice and training to support communities prepare for and cope with severe weather. It provides up-to-date expert seasonal advice from carefully selected organisations to help you ... -
Physician Associate Preceptorship in Primary Care guidance
Find out more about the updated guidance on the PA preceptorship and the funding available to employers and includes the expansion of the eligibility criteria for preceptorship funding: Existing PAs ... -
Women’s Health Hubs Training Opportunities
Discover all the training opportunities for Women’s Health. There are as well opportunities to express interest for any of the one-day courses that Women’s Health Hubs can consider organising. Please ... -
Become a Kent and Medway Health and Care Ambassador
Kent and Medway health and care ambassadors are people working in health and care organisations who volunteer their time to inspire the next generation of health and care workforce. You ... -
June Crown Award
The June Crown Award is run through the Association for Prescribers (AfP) and recognises outstanding commitment to prescribing in healthcare practice. Find out more. -
NIHR South East Regional Research Delivery Network Primary Care Research Roundup
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) news, studies and opportunities being supported by the Research Delivery Network (RDN). For information about all studies running within Primary Care across the South ... -
Congratulations to all Primary Care colleagues recognised with a Long Service Award!
The Kent & Medway Primary Care Training Hub recognises how important it is to acknowledge the extraordinary work that people do daily for the local community and wishes to celebrate ... -
Best Practice London & Women’s Health Professional Care
The Best Practice London & Women’s Health Professional Care will take place on 25th–26th February 2025 at Olympia London. This event is an unparalleled opportunity for primary care professionals to ... -
Coach a pharmacist prescriber platform
The Pharmacy Team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) has launched the ‘coach a pharmacist prescriber’ (CAPP). A free online platform in Kent and Medway where independent prescribers ... -
Congratulations to our Queen’s Nurse
to Yvonne Wilson, Primary Care Workforce Programme Lead (North Kent), who, along with others, was awarded the title of Queen’s Nurse by the by the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI). All received their ... -
NHS Integrated Programme: Supporting Digital Inclusion for Patients
Kent County Council’s Digital Inclusion & Capabilities service (Digital Kent) have been funded by NHS Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board to target inequalities for patients across Kent and Medway, ... -
Restorative Clinical Supervision
This “Train the Trainer” workshop will be held online on Tuesday 18th February, 9.30am-4pm. The course is designed for Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) Practice Nurses (GPNs), Nursing Associates (NAs), Healthcare ... -
Fundamentals of Nursing – Funded places available
The University of Greenwich still has fully-funded spaces on their Fundamentals of General Practice course at Level 6/7, this January at their Avery Hill site. This is an amazing course ... -
Attention Primary Care Reception Staff
The Kent & Medway Primary Care Training Hub is planning a training session for Reception staff. To ensure the course content is the best match for your training needs, a ... -
Supporting Mental Health for Adults with Long-Term Conditions
This 6-month Level 6 (degree level) course has been co-produced in partnership with NHS England and experienced nurses working in a range of primary care, community, and specialist Mental Health ... -
South East Commercial Research Resource Pack
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Commercial Research Resource Pack, developed in partnership by the NIHR South East and East Midlands Regional Research Delivery Networks. This comprehensive ... -
New Respiratory Training 2025
The Kent & Medway Primary Care Training Hub is funding 3 new Respiratory Training sessions in 2025. Find out more. -
Free Training Opportunity: MECC (Making Every Contact Count)
Every day we meet and interact with people at work, at home and in our communities. Our Making Every Contact Count (MECC) training is designed for professionals like you who ... -
Announcing NHS England South East Region’s EDI Skill Development Sessions
Dear South East colleagues, We’re delighted to announce today our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Skill Development Sessions, a learning and development package by NHS England South East Region. These ... -
Pride in Practice Primary Care survey
LGBT Foundation’s Pride in Practice survey aims to capture data on patient experiences in primary care. The responses to this survey will be used to support the LGBT Foundation in improving awareness ... -
Very Brief Advice (VBA+) Smokefree Training
In collaboration with KCC, KCHFT Adult Health Improvement have been funded to deliver Very Brief Advice (VBA+) Smokefree training to communities and local partners across Kent. This FREE 2-hour training ... -
AHP Noontime Knowledge
Virtual 30-minute talks with Qs & As for all AHPs and Support Workers. Download the flyer for more information, check out the calendar on NHS Future. For more information, please ... -
Questionnaire on Factors Affecting Primary Healthcare Education in Kent
Professor Kim Stillman of NHS England has commissioned an important piece of research through the University of Kent looking at how we can support and sustain general practice through training ... -
Understanding the Oriel Portal for Primary Care
South East Workforce transformation leads and NHS SE WT&E are putting on a series of webinars from next week to help explain the Oriel process and support primary care and ...
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