SGPET Weekly Update Mon 7 Mar 2022
Date sent: Monday 7 March 2022
NEWS/UPDATE BOARD - This and past updates can be found here
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Retirement Celebration - You will no doubt have heard that Dr Martyn Hughes retired from his role as Clinical Lead for Somerset Training Hub at the end of January 2022, after a long and distinguished career in primary care partnership and education and Training .
We are holding a celebration for Martyn at Taunton Race Course (Paddock Room) on Friday 29 April between 6.30pm and 9.30pm. There will be fizz and food, so please do drop in or spend the evening and celebrate with Martyn and other colleagues. Please contact the office at lmc.office@nhs.net if you wish to attend.
This link will open an e-card if you would like to send a message to Martyn, if you know someone who would like to sign the card please forward onto them. If you would like to contribute towards a gift for Martyn please contact Mandy at the LMC on amason1@nhs.net .
We hope you will be able to join us,
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Additional training webinars for GPs/ primary care on the use of the Rad-G with Temperature paediatric pulse oximeters - Due to demand, Masimo are running additional 30-minute webinars in March to provide training and information about the devices. Flyer and booking info
A link is also available to a recording of one of the training sessions and can be found on the NHS Futures page NHS @home FutureNHS platform.
- The Somerset Safeguarding Adults Board is offering a FREE webinar from 12:30 to 13:30 on 17/03/2022 focusing on Professional Curiosity .
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Som CCG are running Fit test training at the end of the month Monday, March 28 to Friday, April 1 in conjunction with YDH Academy, which will take place in Wynford House, Yeovil. If any colleagues are interested in attending, please contact somccg.infectionpreventioncontrolteam@nhs.net Please see further information here and let us know your preferred booking times. We will do our best to accommodate your requests but obviously this does depend on availability as numbers will be limited.
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New and updated online resources are now available to NHS England staff via NHS OpenAthens, including: Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry, Royal Marsden 10th Edition, Some new sustainability book titles have been added to the national Kortext ebook collection, Over 70 titles in the Oxford Handbook series via the Oxford Medicine Online collection. If you would like help accessing the new resources (or anything else evidence, library and information related), please contact Paula Younger, Knowledge and Evidence Specialist (Primary and Integrated Care), at paula.younger@somersetft.nhs.uk OR paula.younger1@nhs.net or tel: 07741 084039.
The Health and Care Professionals Council (hcpc) COVID-19 hub
Resources for GP's & others in similar roles
- Taunton GP Discussion Evening - 22 March, 7.30pm via Zoom
(to book a place please follow links in below calendered events section)
Resources for Practice Nurse & others in similar roles
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Practice Nurse/HCA Podiatry Training, 7th April 2022, 12.30pm, Canalside, Bridgwater - PLACES STILL AVAILABLE
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The WEAHSN is hosting a series of sessions on CVD prevention for practice nurses. CVD Prevention for Practice Nurses Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
Somerset LMC Nurse Advisor, Paula Messenger paula.messenger1@nhs.net
Somerset LMC Respiratory Adviser, David Long dlong1@nhs.net
Professional Wellbeing
Somerset Emotional Wellbeing Website
Anytime Learning and Tutorials - View all here
SGPET Calendered Education - View all here
Date | Title | Location | Places | Link |
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08/03/22 | Bridgwater GP Discussion Group - Breast Services for GPs with Maria Bramley | Walnut Tree (the), Bridgwater | Link | |
08/03/22 | Practice Nurse: Ear Irrigation Study Day (SGPET & Training) Becky Hayes |
Taunton Racecourse, Taunton | FULL | Link |
10/03/22 | Employment Law Training Mr Adrian Poole |
Microsoft Teams, Online | Link | |
10/03/22 | Primary Care Clinical Practitioners discussion group: : Obesity and the secondary care bariatric team (including bariatric surgery) (REMOTE via Zoom): (Paramedics, ECPs, NPs and pharmacists seeing acute Presentations in General Practice) Dr Rhodri King Obesity and the secondary care bariatric team (including bariatric surgery) |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
16/03/22 | Practice Nurse: Infection Control Julia Bloomfield |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
17/03/22 | Wells GP Discussion Group - Renal Medicine with Barbara Flower | Fountain Inn (meeting room), Wells | Link | |
22/03/22 | Taunton GP Discussion Group (Remote via Zoom) | Zoom, Online | Link | |
23/03/22 | Acute Presentations Study Day Dr Bridget Carne ,Ms Catherine Hayden |
Monks Yard, Ilminster | FULL | Link |
23/03/22 | Joint LMC/CCG Lead Nurse Support and IPC Meeting Ms Paula Messenger , Julia Bloomfield |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
24/03/22 | Introduction to Bronchiectasis (Nurse Fellowship Programme only) Mr David Long |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
24/03/22 | Sessional/Locum GP Discussion Group - SEA Interesting cases - Lunchtime Session (Remote via Zoom) Dr Catherine Ievers |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
05/04/22 | Practice Nurse: Ear Care Update (SGPET & Training) Becky Hayes |
Monks Yard, Ilminster | FULL | Link |
06/04/22 | SGPET/GPST3 Study Day - Chronic Disease (Attend in Person) | Taunton Racecourse, Taunton | Link | |
06/04/22 | SGPET/GPST3 Study Day - Chronic Disease (Via Zoom) | Zoom, Online | Link | |
06/04/22 | Somerset First 5 GP Discussion Group evening meeting - General Discussion (Remote via Zoom) | Zoom, Online | Link | |
07/04/22 | Practice Nurse/HCA Podiatry Training (SGPET & Training) Morag Cowling |
Canalside Conference Centre, Bridgwater, Bridgwater | Link | |
07/04/22 | Primary Care Clinical Practitioners discussion group: Care for the Elderly top tips and cases with Dr Lucy Pollock (REMOTE via Zoom): (Paramedics, ECPs, NPs and pharmacists seeing acute Presentations in General Practice) Dr Lucy Pollock Care for the Elderly top tips and cases |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
12/04/22 | HCA: Venepuncture Training Mr Leigh Beard |
Taunton Racecourse, Taunton | Link | |
14/04/22 | Welcome Meeting for Nurse Fellows and Preceptors starting April 2022 | Zoom, Online | Link | |
19/04/22 | Joint LMC/CCG Lead Nurse Support and IPC Meeting Ms Paula Messenger , Julia Bloomfield |
Zoom, Online | Link | |
20/04/22 | Pan Somerset Bi-monthly evening meeting: | Zoom, Online | Link | |
26/04/22 | Practice Nurse: New to Travel Health (2 day course 26th & 27th April) Ms Jo Lowry |
Taunton Racecourse, Taunton | Link |
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