SGPET Weekly Update - Mon 8 Feb 2021

Date sent: Monday 8 February 2021

NEWS/UPDATE BOARD -  This and past updates can be found here

• First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Clinical Practice in Primary Care 4 Feb, session recordings.  Following the success of last weeks sessions, we are now able to share the recordings of both with you.  Please follow the links below to the course page on our website which will contain the link to view the recording and also presentations we currently have from each session.

1. An Essential Update about First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Clinical Practice in primary care, 4 Feb 1pm
2. Essential Introduction to the new ROADMAP TO PRACTICE for Paramedic First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Practitioner in Primary Care, 4 Feb 6.30pm.

• New session added Basic Life Support,  9 March 2021, 10-12pm (please book via link in education section below)

SGPET Website User Guidance

NHS Primary Care Bulletin  

The Health and Care Professionals Council (hcpc) COVID-19 hub 

Resources for GP's & others in similar roles

• Somerset New To Practice General Practice Fellowship Programme for Newly Qualified GPs: Are you or do you know a GP that has qualified since Nov 2018? If so, this funded fellowship programme may be of interest. It is a 2 year programme designed to provide personalised support to newly qualified GPs to help gain confidence and to develop enjoyable, fulfilling and sustainable careers in general practice. Our first cohort will start in March 2021. See programme here. Any questions, please contact Dr Catherine Ievers catherine.ievers1@nhs.net

• 11 Feb - Primary Care Clinical Practitioners discussion group: Infant Feeding with Helen Howells - (Paramedics, ECPs, NPs and pharmacists seeing acute Presentations in General Practice), places available. (to book a place please follow links in below calendered events section)

Resources for Practice Nurse & others in similar roles

• Respiratory Update from David Long  

• New to Practice The GPN fellowship programme: Are you or do you know a newly qualified nurse or new to nursing in primary care? This is a 2 year fellowship linked to the GP programme to support nurses and also provide a comprehensive education programme to address skills and knowledge required specifically when working in this field. Any questions please contact Alison Williams, Alison.williams16@nhs.net

• Introduction to Child Imms Course this week 10 & 11 Feb, places still available

• Lead Nurse & IPC Meeting, 9 February 2pm, places available

Somerset LMC Nurse Advisor,  Paula Messenger paula.messenger1@nhs.net 

Somerset LMC Respiratory Adviser, David Long dlong1@nhs.net  

Professional Wellbeing 

• Caring has a Cost: Health and Self-Care for Health Professionals by Dr Andrew Tresidder

 Somerset LMC Safe House 

Anytime Learning and Tutorials - View all here

• Deprescribing presentation from 27 Jan Study Session 'Growing Old Normally' and additional links from deprescribing pain advocates.

• Social prescribing is a means for GPs and other health care professionals to refer people whose underlying needs require practical, emotional and community based support . Presentation by Dr Deborah Lane, Consultant AHP, Clinical Lead Advancing Practice & Social Prescribing Workforce Development Projects, Somerset STP.

SGPET  Calendered Education - View all here

National COVID 19 online education

Kind regards

SGPET

Somerset GP Education Trust
Somerset LMC
Crown Medical Centre
Venture Way
Taunton, TA2 8QY

Mobile: 07833 400 960

Email: lmc.sgpet@nhs.net 
Website: www.somersetgpeducationtrust.co.uk