SGPET Update
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Primary Care and the Digital Weight Management Programme in the South West - Please see here a flyer for the South West DWMP webinar on Thursday 16th December 2021 12-1pm, if you wish to attend please register here
If anyone would...
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Message from the SGPET Vice Chair (Dr Ian Boyland) - Once again SGPET education events are proving extremely popular and the combination of in person and virtual attendance seems to be popular. We are also improving in our tech...
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Managing Pain- As we know, chronic/persistent pain is extremely common, occurring in up to 1/3 of UK adults. The causes of pain are complex, requiring a biopsychosocial model - a whole person approach - and 'skills not pills'. To help...
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Fresh Looks 2021 Programme
MDI Information - Planetary and human health are intrinsically linked. The health service is committed to be carbon net zero by 2040. While we all know this is necessary, what small steps can each of us...
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Fresh Looks 2021, Mon 22 Nov - Thurs 24 Nov Please find topics confirmed here.
Library Services Survey - This survey takes less than 6 minutes to complete and will help us to provide the library and knowledge services support...
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Friday Forums - Friday 22nd October- The Assessment and Management of Hypertension in Primary Care
Library Support - Update and Resources from Paula Younger
10-footsteps live well with pain course - Following the first session of...
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Live Well with Pain- On 14th October, 50 health care professionals across Somerset (mainly social prescribers) will be attending the livewellwithpain 10footsteps training course. The course is to upskill health workers as part of our...
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Talking Therapies: A YouTube video produced with Dr Sarah Temple and SFT Talking Therapies with the intention to normalise conversations about mental health and (hopefully) enable more parents to access the emotional support they...
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Fresh Looks 2021 - We have taken the decision to hold this years programme virtually over Zoom. The full programme will be sent out to you all soon, you can currently book on all 4 days or individually via the website. We hope very...
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Next SGPET Study Day, Respiratory, 29 September - Join via Zoom or in person at Dillington House.
Consultation Skills Study Afternoon 22 Sept, Monks Yard Ilminster - Consultation skills training for paramedics, physios, pharmacists...
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Sleep Management - The Somerset Training Hub are currently considering providing material for helping primary care manage sleep. In order to inform this work, we would be grateful if you could complete this 5-item anonymous...
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SGPET/ST3 Study Day Urgent Care - 8 September 2021, places stil available
C the Signs - Training Webinars - The Cancer Transformation Project, Som CCG, are inviting all clinical and non-clinical staff, locums and sessional GPs...
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SGPET Urgent Care Study Day, 8 Sept 2021- Agenda now available The Urgent Care Study Day will cover how to manage commonly encountered scenarios in primary care. With patient contacts now being initiated from phone call, e-consult...
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Pain Course - The Somerset Training Hub are pleased to announce that we have secured funding to support up 50 social prescribers through the county to attend a schedule of workshops, helping you to gain more knowledge and skills to...
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Message from SGPET Vice Chair - Looking to the next year we have reflected on the successes we have had in continuing to provide education despite being in a pandemic and listened to your feedback. We are hoping to offer a blend of...
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Roadmap Supervisor Training Morning, 13 Oct 2021, Taunton Racecourse - Study morning for qualified Roadmap Supervisors. Training on COTS and CBDs by experienced GP trainers.
Consultation Skills Study Afternoon - 22 Sept 2021, Monks...
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NEXT SGPET Study Day - Urgent Care - 8 September 2021 - The Urgent Care Study Day will cover how to manage commonly encountered scenarios in primary care. With patient contacts now being initiated from phone call, e-consult and face...
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Somerset Emotional Health and Wellbeing support service - Details of the support available to all Practice Staff can be found here.
SGPET Study Day Mens Health, Wed 7 July 2021 - Covering: Prostate Cancer, Lower urinary tract...
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Chronic pain can be really difficult to manage. The patient is suffering and you want to help. Knowing how to help and what support exists can be challenging. As a result, the Somerset Training Hub and SGPET have teamed up with a...
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FREE RESPIRATORY EDUCATION WITHIN YOUR PRACTICE OR VIA MS Teams, message from David Long - I am going to start face to face educational sessions in September. I don't know about you but I've missed this way interacting. I wondered if...
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Yeovil GP Update - Next week 21-24 June 2020 -The Yeovil GP Update is still on this year, although unfortunately it is still on Zoom, it does mean that it is easier to anyone to attend. We have a great program lined up and topics that...
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Important news for all practices with Advanced Practitioner trainees. Health Education England (HEE) now intend to provide funding for AP trainees where this is in line with the service and workforce plans of their employing practice...
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Yeovil GP Update 21-24 June 2021 (Via Zoom) - Full Programme now confirmed and attached, places available on each day or for the full week.
SGPET Mens Health Study Day, date change now 7th July 2021 (Please book via link in...
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During Dying Matters Awareness Week we would love to hear your thoughts about the education and training you currently receive around end of life care. Through just 5 quick questions, your feedback will shape the future of education...
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SGPET Childrens Mental Health Study Day is on the 5th of May. In the morning the CAMHS Team are going to be talking about all aspects of childrens mental health from anxiety to eating disorders and how we can work together along with...
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Would you like to become more involved in primary care education in Somerset? We are looking for people from across primary care to join our enthusiastic team to facilitate meetings and develop educational content for everyone that...
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NEXT SGPET STUDY DAY - Multi-Professional - Learning Difficulties and Neurodevelopmental, 5 May 2021
Educational vignettes: The Peninsula Paediatric Allergy Network covers the allergy units from Cornwall to Taunton and Dorchester....
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Yeovil GP Update 2021 - Topics being covered on each day have now been added to the website Monday , Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
SGPET Mental Health Study Day, April 7 , Places still available.
Invitation to Advanced Clinical...
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Level 7 Advanced Clinical Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship MSc Advanced Clinical Practice at University of Exeter - April deadline for applications. Course and time in education funded by apprenticeship levy transfer being made by...
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Somerset LMC & STH Workforce Webinar - An Essential Update about ARRS for everyone in general practice , 1 April 1pm-2.30pm - Two years on the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme has already made a difference across all Somerset...
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SGPET Membership Survey 2021-2022 - Hopefully you will now have all received the invitation for SGPET Membership for the coming year. Due to such change and new opportunities we have drafted a short survey and would appreciate your...
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Are you looking for additional resources for managing patients with chronic pain? Livewellwithpain is a clinician run national organisation that has recently added new resources for HCPs at www.livewellwithpain.co.uk . They also have...
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Are you a paramedic working in primary care and wondering what the new Roadmap to Practice for FCP/AP means for you? We have organised a meeting with national, regional and local contributors for Thurs Feb 4th 6.30-8.00 to help you...
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Do you have nurse practitioners, paramedics, physiotherapists or clinical pharmacists working in your practice? If so this meeting will be very helpful. An Essential Update about First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Clinical...
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Paediatric Allergy Educational Vignettes. The Peninsula Paediatric Allergy Network covers the paediatric allergy units from Cornwall up to Taunton and Dorchester. Please see an introduction from the Network here and Vignettes as...
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A happy, hopeful New Year to you all. Our events will resume with Nurse Immunisation Update Training on the 14th January and the first GP study session on the 20th January 'Growing Old Normally'. We will continue to provide support...
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The SGPET team would like to wish you all the best for this festive season and thank you all for your support for all the 2020 educational events which started out really well in traditional fashion for January and February after...
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Growing Old Normally, 20 Janaury 2021 (SGPET/ST3 Study Day) - Programme now confirmed, sessions on Falls, Deprescribing, Dementia & Parkinsons Disease
SGPET Website User Guidance
NHS Primary Care Bulletin
The Health and Care...
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Training modules Covid Vaccine: The Core Training Modules are now live, accessible via the Learning for Health site.
SGPET Website User Guidance
NHS Primary Care Bulletin
The Health and Care Professionals Council (hcpc)...
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Digital Skills Bootcamps - primary care in Somerset has been awarded 20 funded places on these great IT training programmes. Courses run for 12 weeks from January 4th. Applicants cannot hold a degree-level qualification so this is...
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End of Life online education session for GPs and clinicians working in out of hours/urgent care. with Dr Jo Lutyens and colleagues from Somerset palliative services. Tuesday December 1st- 6.30 - 8pm. Contact Emma Sartain at Devon...
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Fresh Looks 2020 - Full Programme, places still available.
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...
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Education Events on Zoom As practices will be aware the education team have moved the full programme where feasible online to Zoom and have also added many further events to those that had been delivered F2F. To date this has had...
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This second lockdown means that all our learning will remain online well into 2021. The SGPET team is working hard to make sure that we are providing you with a wide range of learning events and an increasing amount of online...
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Diabetes Study Day 21 Oct 2020 - Presentations from the day have now been added to the event on our website. (please note you will need to be registered with website and logged in to view them)
SGPET Website User Guidance
NHS...
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Fresh Looks Programme - The full programme apart from one session is now confirmed please see here. If you would like to book one or all of the dates please find the links below in the SGPET education list.
Booking Events and Using...
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SGPET Respiratory Season
We are pleased to confirm the details of a series of events produced by SGPET and the CCG to increase your knowledge, skills and confidence in managing patients with respiratory conditions - particularly...
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Want to feel more confident about using practical Quality Improvement methods and tools in your day to day work? Improvement Fundamentals is a brand new programme of short, bite-sized mini-courses from NHS Improvement that takes you...
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WINTER RESPIRATORY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
A series of events has been produced by SGPET and the CCG to enhance knowledge and supportive skills to manage with confidence people with respiratory conditions that potentially...
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PCN Staff access to SGPET - As you may be aware Training Hubs support learning and development of health services in Somerset. The Somerset Training Hub is led by Martyn Hughes and is funded directly from Health Education England. It...
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Update from SGPET Vice Chair Dr Ian Boyland
Adapting Our Programme - With COVID ever present and possibly on the rise we have had to put in place firm plans for the rest of the year. Unfortunately we are not planning any face to...
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INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PAID MENTOR TO NEW GPs - Two important parts of the Updated GP Contract are the:
1. New to Practice Fellowship Programme which provides newly qualified GPs with support, learning, mentorship and protected...
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General Practice Fellowships for Newly Qualified GPs and Nurses is a two year programme of support available to all newly qualified GPs and nurses working in general practice which was introduced in the Update to the GP Contract....
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SGPET Events Update. Taking account of all possible advice the SGPET team has unfortunately had to make the decision that we cannot put on any same room face to face meetings before March 2021. We will instead be putting on a lot of...
Good morning, Please now find attached the missing sheet referred to in the below section in yesterdays update.
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Uptake of UWE CPD COURSES for 2020-21 - (Message from Carol Hobbs, Education Facilitator, Somerset Training Hub) Thank...
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Uptake of UWE CPD COURSES for 2020-21 - (Message from Carol Hobbs,Education Facilitator, Somerset Training Hub) Thank you to those who have contacted me so far. I am pleased to have been able to support so many Nurses and AHPs and I...
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How to manage patients with acute and chronic conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic: This BMJ resource covers all clinical areas and problems, gives concise, readable advice based on latest guidelines and is regularly...
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SGPET continues to review our education programmes in the light of Covid and its impact on our commitment to support your learning and professional development. Health Education England has advised that direct contact activities...
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Group Consultation ' SGPET does not expect planned Group Consultation training meetings with national leaders ELC to take place in September and October. Practices interested instead in receiving online training and support from ELC...
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GatewayC is an online cancer education platform for all primary care clinicians. Courses are supported by Cancer Research UK, endorsed by Macmillan Cancer Support. Courses, accredited by RCGP and Health Education Funding means you can...
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GP Recruitment event 15th July - Our popular GP recruitment events of the past four years gave GPs and GP Trainees the chance to meet up and talk to a wide variety of Somerset practices all in one session. We have re-designed the...
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Changes to our website and this update. Please note from today our Anytime Learning Tutorials will be accessible from an Anytime Learning Page, rather than incorporated in our dated events list. This will hopefully make things...
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Helpful BMJ Article - Throat and ear infections in children: URTI in the time of COVID-19.
GP Recruitment event 15th July - We are going online: Our popular GP recruitment events of the past four years gave GPs and GP Trainees the...
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Receptionist Training Slides - CHIS have developed some training slides for receptionists in response to a request for support on how we might reduce the number of children being turned away when they attend for immunisation too...
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Paediatric Study Session, Wednesday 17th June 2020 - Unfortunately due to some last minute problems, some of the speakers are unable to present, however we will still be running the two sessions below. Please note these will count...
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• NEW Paediatrics Study Session. We unfortunately had to cancel this in person training day due to be held on the 22 April. However we are pleased to say we are going to be holding a Paediatrics Study Session on the 17th...
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We are disappointed that the annual June Yeovil Update course cannot take place at Yeovil Hospital Academy as planned next week. However, we are very pleased that some of the programmes contributors are able to run live Zoom...
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Please see below the final approved version of the Somerset IP & C Good Practice Guide for your use and information.
IPC Good Practice Guide - Final version now available
LMC & SGPET Office Phone lines: due to the increase in...
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SGPET Training - We have now cancelled all our face to face training and meetings until the end of June and will review any further as time goes on. Education via online resources and Zoom sessions are being arranged and will be...
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Recovering after COVID19 - a practical guide for clinicians and commissioners
Steve Holmes, GP in Somerset and PCRS Education Lead and Rob Stone, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Musgrove Park Hospital, Somerset provide a practical...
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All that coughs is not Covid gives advice from Dt Steve Holmes , Shepton Mallet GP and education lead for the UK's Primary Care Respiratory Society, about how to assess the respiratory impact of Covid and how to distinguish it and the...
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Somerset Covid-19 Rapid Training Guide Everyone has a lot of learning to do to feel confident in the new skills and understanding required by Covid-19. This guide is designed to help you identify your learning needs and then access...
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Shielding vulnerable patients from Covid-19, RCGP slide set module update April 20th
Support and educational group meetings SGPET is working with the LMC, Somerset Training Hub and Somerset GP Career Plus to ensure that everyone in...
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The Roth Score: DO NOT use in primary care (update 2/4/2020) Some emerging protocols have recommended use of Roth Score to assess shortness of breath over the telephone but updated advice now from Professor Greenhalgh at the Centre of...
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COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing suspected or confirmed pneumonia in adults in the community. NICE guideline [NG165] Published date: 03 April 2020 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng165 It only runs to five on line pages with...
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As SGPET face to face education events remain postponed we are organising some remote learning tutorials, webinars and small group events around key topics that you will be able to view and access on this SGPET course page . Additions...
SGPET - Information and Learning about Covid19 - A Weekly Update
Due to Covid19 all SGPET events are now cancelled at least until the end of May. Education is always big part of being a healthcare professional and that is particularly so when there are new skills to learn and new ideas to...
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GP's & others in similar roles
We would like to increase numbers at the below meetings:
Bridgwater Evening Education Group - 9 March (Speaker Andrew Drysdale, ENT Update)
South Somerset & Yeovil First 5 - 11 March (Speaker Mehmet Gem, Young Adult Hip Pain)
Mendip First 5 -...
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GP's & others in similar roles
SGPET 2020/21 Membership (1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021), please find details and membership forms here
9 March, Bridgwater Education Evening - speaker confirmed, Andrew Drysdale ENT, Consultant
Practice Nurse & others in similar roles
Nurse...
National Primary Care Coaching - Looking After You
A communications toolkit has been developed to support The Looking After You National Primary Care Coaching Service.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aS8-sTH1W9gv49d9Tq3hhwg9jJZZ5MFs
Within the toolkit you will find social media...
