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TRAINING AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
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LAST CHANCE TO BOOK!!!
Update on Group Consultation Training
A General Practice Nurse
10 Point Plan Initiative
Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Devon Training Hub was planning a pilot training programme for 10 practices interested in delivering group consultations. Unfortunately this programme was paused - but now we have a fantastic new opportunity open to ALL practices!
The Experience Led Care Programme Team have been commissioned by NHSEI to run a national training scheme for Virtual Group Clinics. Here in Devon we are hosting three briefing sessions introducing Virtual Group Clinics.
This training is open to GPNs, Practice & Network Managers, PCN clinical directors, GPN leads and others who have interest in finding out more about virtual groups clinics across Devon. The sessions will discuss the benefits to patients and staff and the practicalities of running groups. The sessions will be recorded for people to view later if they cannot join live.
Practice teams can then go on to join the national scheme which provides 2.5 hours of free online training. As part of a GPN 10 Point Plan initiative, local participants can receive additional training and expert support to start their own groups.
The dates of the available sessions are as follows:
Tuesday 7th July 2020 - 1pm-2pm – Book now
Wednesday 8th July 2020 - 2pm-3pm – Book now
NB - you are only required to attend ONE session
To register your place to attend on one of these briefing sessions, please click on the link above for your chosen session. The sessions will be run via Microsoft Teams –an email with link will be shared to those who have registered a few days prior to the events.
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As many of our regular delegates will be aware, since the dramatic changes imposed on 23rd March we have been using Zoom as the platform for our online forums and webinars. Up to now we have found this to be the most user-friendly and accessible platform, but to ensure that it remains fit for purpose we have put some security measures in place.
We appreciate that not everyone will have had the opportunity to use Zoom before coming to one of the forums, so we have written a Delegate's Guide to help people through the process. Please find the guide here.
When you have booked a course with the Devon Training Hub, we will send you an email link to register for the meeting in Zoom about three days before the event. This ensures that only registered guests are able to join us for the meeting. If you have not used Zoom before, you might have to create a free account with Zoom first, then go back and register for the meeting. Please be aware that you will have to register for every course that we host on this platform, but you will only have to create an account with Zoom once.
We recommend that your Zoom account uses the same email address as your Devon Training Hub account so that your details match those on our meeting guest lists.
We recommend reading the Delegate's Guide before joining us for an online event, or using Zoom for the first time. As ever, if you have any queries about online forums or using Zoom, please contact us: devon.traininghub@nhs.net or call 01752 431533.
Best wishes,
Devon Training Hub
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Immunisation and Flu
More Courses Available!!
Devon Training Hub is delighted to be working with Tricia Smith again to bring you the Immunisation and Flu Courses We are now able to offer both the Foundation Courses for Healthcare Assistants and a series of updates for Healthcare Assistants and Practice Nurses.
Have a browse through our Courses and Events page, or select a course from the list below:
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How to Get Started: Care Home Medicine, Communication & the MDT
Thursday 9th July 12.30-13.30
Primary care networks (PCNs) across Devon are at very different stages of working with care home teams. Different priorities and challenges arise in delivering the Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) specifications and there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution.
This one-hour webinar will highlight a variety of approaches for multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) to work with care homes. We will hear from both the PCN and GP perspective, sharing a range of experiences in collaborating with care homes, setting up MDTs, and putting theory into practice. They will share their experience, challenges and learning from delivering proactive, joined up care.
This webinar is primarily for GPs, Nurses, Health and Social Care Teams and welcomes anyone interested or involved in the design and delivery of the new care home specifications set out in PCN Directed Enhanced Services (DES). This webinar aims to support collaborative multidisciplinary learning for the benefit of residents and staff of care homes.
To register, please click here: https://bit.ly/MDTcarehomes
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A New Tradition - Annual Clap for the NHS
Sunday 5th July 2020
People are being encouraged to celebrate the NHS’s 72nd birthday and thank key workers for their support during the coronavirus pandemic with a nationwide clap next month.
NHS England boss Sir Simon Stevens and the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby are among the influential figures supporting the initiative.
The initiative would make 5 July an official day to pay tribute.
Clap for carers founder Annemarie Plas is also backing the campaign.
Dutch-born Londoner Ms Plas was credited with starting the nationwide applause for NHS staff and key workers, which saw millions of people clapping at their windows and on their doorsteps on Thursday evenings in lockdown.
In a letter, compiled by the Together coalition, public figures including Sir Simon and the Most Reverend Justin Welby, the leader of the Church of England, voiced their support.
It said: “We all owe a debt of gratitude to the nurses, doctors, physios, porters, cleaners, and countless others who have delivered for patients and their families along with all those in the care sector.
“But we are also hugely grateful to the shop workers, transport staff, delivery drivers, teachers, refuse collectors, farmers, armed service personnel and other key workers who have kept the country going.”
Sir Simon added he wanted to thank the public, in particular, whose support had meant so much – “from the children who put rainbows and NHS signs in their windows, to all those who saved lives by staying at home to slow the spread of this terrible virus”.
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RAISING AWARENESS TO REDUCE INSULIN ERRORS
#THINKINSULIN
Following a phenomenally successful, Insulin Safety Week (ISW) 2019, the campaign is back. Insulin Safety Week 2020 will take place across the UK and Ireland, raising awareness in a bid to reduce insulin errors among healthcare professionals.
The campaign aims to raise awareness of insulin safety among healthcare professionals. It will take place from July 6 to 12 and follow the same format as Hypo Awareness Week. Register and you will also receive a printed resource pack, including posters, balloons and t-shirts to bring your campaign to life as well as an online resource pack containing graphics, templates and guidelines.
A total of 343 sites took part in the inaugural, nationally-organised ISW last year, which built on interest generated by successful local campaigns across the country, including in Leicester, Hastings, Eastbourne and Southampton. Interest in the campaign increased in 2019, with 531 sites taking part.
This project has been funded by Sanofi who have had no input into any arrangements or content.
Insulin Safety Week 2020
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Latest guidance on identifying COVID-19 in children
Children can get coronavirus (COVID-19), but they seem to get it less often than adults and it’s usually less serious. The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
- A high temperature
- A new, continuous cough
- A loss or change to sense of smell or taste
If a child has symptoms they should:
- Stay at home (self-isolate) do not leave home or have visitors. All members of the household and support bubble must also self-isolate.
- Get a test to check if they have coronavirus as soon as possible. All members of the household and support bubble must also get a test.
For children under 5 years old, NHS 111 online should be contacted in the first instance, or NHS 119 if the child’s parent or guardian are unable to access the internet.
All acute hospitals in Devon and the testing facilities in Plymouth (Seaton Barracks) and Exeter (Honiton Road Park & Ride) can offer testing facilities to children under 5 years old. If there are any issues, please contact your local coordination centre ( see attached form).
Continuing postnatal checks
As we restore critical services, It's important practices continue providing all women with a postnatal GP check at 6-8 weeks. During the pandemic, women have experienced changes to the provision of maternity and health visiting care, reduced access to community services, changes to birth plans and birth partner policies, and for some, changes to bereavement care. COVID-19 has increased anxiety generally in the population and pregnant women and new parents may be under additional stress due to social isolation, decreased social support, bereavements, financial stresses, changes to healthcare services and limitations on their usual coping strategies. The risks for pregnant women with pre-existing mental health problems will be higher still.
Since 1 April the maternal postnatal check has been part of essential services. The continuation of postnatal checks, new baby checks and childhood vaccinations have been identified as high priority in BMA and RCGP guidance, and should continue regardless of the prevalence of COVID-19 for the duration of the pandemic.
Where the maternal check can be delivered safely on a face-to face-basis this should continue. Where a check cannot be delivered safely face-to-face, or where the woman has medical conditions that requires her to shield or socially isolate, the review could be conducted remotely either by video or phone. If there are outstanding issues after this, a face to face appointment could be offered at the same visit to the practice as the infant vaccination appointment. A postnatal check must be offered to mothers who have experienced stillbirth or neonatal death. |
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New face covering journey assistance cards
Practices have reported being approached by some of their patients for confirmation of medical exemption for face coverings on public transport. Stagecoach is encouraging passengers who are unable to wear a face covering on the bus due to a health condition or a disability to apply for new ‘face covering journey assistance cards’ to show to drivers when they board to confirm they are exempt from the legislation.
There is also a special card available if people need the driver to lower their face covering because they are hearing impaired and need to lip read. |
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REMINDER: procurement survey for PPE
Devon CCG is keen to organise a collaborative procurement of recommended PPE for CCG commissioned care at GP practices across Devon. Our aim is to procure enough PPE for three months and practices will need to use these supplies rather than order themselves. To get this right we need to obtain some basic information from you, so that we can get you what you need.
We have created a short survey for you to fill in. Please complete this survey based on your expected need over the next three months. You will also need to consider storage of PPE, as its likely this will need to be held by practices.
To ensure that we include your estimates in the procurement, please respond by Friday 3 July.
The CCG is proposing this as an interim measure while long terms options are considered. In the meantime, please continue to source PPE independently until these arrangements have been put in place. GP practices will be kept informed about progress. Clipper and the CCG PPE Cell can continue to supply emergency provisions. |
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| Updated pharmacy opening hours
Please find attached the current pharmacy hours changes which NHS England has been notified of. All pharmacies now open their full contracted hours are highlighted in green. Any notifications of temporary changes to hours since the last update are highlighted in orange. |
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Programme for upcoming NHS England webinars
- Thursday 9 July, 3pm or Friday 10 July, 11am – Primary care video library onboarding webinar. HCI are inviting NHS staff to join onboarding webinars which will provide an introduction to the video library and how to enable staff to maximise the use of videos right across the health system.
NHS boosts support for pregnant black and ethnic minority women
The NHS is rolling out additional support for pregnant Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority (BAME) women, as new research shows heightened risks facing women from minority groups. Recent analysis shows Black pregnant women are eight times more likely to be admitted to hospital with Covid-19, while Asian women are four times as likely.
Urgent action is being taken by the NHS in England to protect expectant mums, including increasing uptake of important Vitamin D and undertaking outreach in neighbourhoods and communities in their area.
Women from ethnic minority backgrounds have long been known to face additional maternity risks, with maternal mortality rates significantly higher than for white women. But now research from Oxford University shows that 55% of the pregnant women admitted to hospital with Covid-19 are from a BAME background, even though they only make up a quarter of the births in England and Wales. NHS England has written to all maternity units in the country calling on them to take four specific actions which will minimise the additional risk of Covid-19 for BAME women and their babies.
The steps include:
- Increasing support of at-risk pregnant women – e.g. making sure clinicians have a lower threshold to review, admit and consider multidisciplinary escalation in women from a BAME background.
- Reaching out and reassuring pregnant BAME women with tailored communications.
- Ensuring hospitals discuss vitamins, supplements and nutrition in pregnancy with all women. Women low in vitamin D may be more vulnerable to coronavirus so women with darker skin or those who always cover their skin when outside may be at particular risk of vitamin D insufficiency and should consider taking a daily supplement of vitamin D all year.
Ensuring all providers record on maternity information systems the ethnicity of every woman, as well as other risk factors, such as living in a deprived area (postcode), co-morbidities, BMI and aged 35 years or over, to identify those most at risk of poor outcomes. |
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What if there's a coronavirus outbreak in Devon?
We've developed new measures to contain and reduce cases of coronavirus in Devon, and safeguard the health of our residents.
It's called the Local Outbreak Management Plan and it details how we will work together to help reduce the risk of outbreaks in the county, and if they do occur, identify them quickly and provide a rapid response to prevent the virus spreading.
Designed to support the national NHS Test and Trace Service, it is our local blueprint for action and builds on the effort everyone has made so far to keep infection rates here so low, protect each other and support the most vulnerable in our communities.
We are also helping other councils with their localised planning for coronavirus outbreak control as one of 11 authorities chosen by the government to share good practice across the country.
We've published the plan on our website, and it will be updated as new national guidance is published or legislation changes. You can also download a copy.
The details of our plan have been broken down into key areas, and we've created this special e-bulletin to give you a flavour of what's involved.
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Bulletin for General Practice
Infection Prevention and Control:
Issue No 27 – June 2020
The latest Bulletin from the Community Infection Prevention and Control Team for General Practice focuses on ‘Correct order for putting on and removing personal protective equipment’.
We would be grateful if you would share this information with colleagues as appropriate.
Please follow this link to view the bulletin:
https://www.infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk/news/ipc-bulletin-for-gp-practice-staff/
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Clinical guidance for healthcare professionals on maintaining immunisation programmes during COVID-19
Supported by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
Please read the attached document.
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Primary Care and why I made the choice!!
From Kathy Deakin, Work Experience Manager at the Devon Training Hub:
I would very much like to hear from as many people as possible, whatever your job role is within Primary Care. The project I am currently working on will involve me talking with many school age children between 16 and 19 years old.
This generation could be the future workforce for Primary Care and I want to provide them with as many positives and reasons why healthcare is a great career choice as I can.
I would like to ask everyone why they chose to go into primary care as part of some research I am doing. If you can please let me know:
- Your job role?
- How you ended up working in Primary care?
- What you enjoy most about your role?
- What challenges you have encountered?
- Why you would recommend working in Primary care?
Please drop me an email; Kathryn.deakin@nhs.net
I am on annual leave for the next two weeks, so I look forward to an inbox of positive responses!! |
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Job Vacancy
School of Primary Care – Health Education England – Working across the South West – Peninsula Postgraduate Medical Education
1 GP Educator Fellowship for Plymouth
The Peninsula School of Primary Care is looking to appoint a GP Educator Fellowship for a fixed period of one year.
The successful candidates will work closely with the GP educational team based in Plymouth. The appointment will be for 1 session weekly on Wednesdays, to work in the Vocational Training Scheme.
There will be local and school-wide educational support, educational events and mentoring to enable the post holder to develop expertise in this area as part of their on-going career development.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details - https://www.devontraininghub.co.uk/jobs/devon-training-hub-jobs/.
The closing date for receipt of applications is at 23:59 hrs on 24 July 2020.
To apply please send your CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability for the role to andy.smallshaw@nhs.net.
LATE OR INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Interviews are scheduled for Wednesday 29 July 2020.
For further information or an informal discussion please speak with David Hopes, HEE (01752 590668) or Roland Gude, Devon Training Hub (01752 437 044). |
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Somerset GP Live Online Recruitment Event
Wednesday July 15th 2020
Are you a GP looking for a new role and place to work?
Are you a GP Trainee looking for a first post after qualifying?
Somerset is a great place to work. Sign up for this online event to find the post you are looking for.
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 practices all in one session. We have re-designed the format so this year you can do this online. Registration and participation is free.
Apply here now to receive your Event Pack which contains:
Introduction to living and working in Somerset
Overview of the work and career opportunities for GPs in Somerset
Summary of how national and local GP recruitment measures can help you
Advice on finding the right post for you
Tips on achieving successful applications and interviews online
Details of the professional, wellbeing and education services supporting every Somerset GP
From Wednesday July 8th you can view all adverts and any associated videos from practices giving detail about themselves and their vacancies and opportunities.
On Wednesday July 15th 2020 -join the event online to have a live video conversation with any practice you are interested in to find out more about them and their vacancy.
Sessions will run from 14.30-17.00 and 18.30-21.00. You can attend either or both.
Each session starts with 30 minute webinar to explain process and help ensure things go smoothly.
Conversations with practices will be by pre-booked appointment
Each 15min appointment allows for 12 mins conversation between yourself and practice representative/s and time for smooth change over
No limit on how many appointments you can book, session times permitting
There will be a half time interval
When making an appointment for conversation you will be invited to supply practices with details about yourself ahead of the event if you want to
After the event you will be able to progress with practices of your choice and do so with continuing advice and support from Somerset LMC and Training Hub as required.
If you are currently working or training in Somerset please book your place via the link above, if you are not registered with Somerset LMC please email sarah.johns@nhs.net to book your place and state whether you would like to join both sessions/afternoon only/evening only. |
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Do you have an old laptop?
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As many families continue with home schooling there are lots of children who do not have access to devices or smartphones to support their learning.
Do you have old devices which you no longer need?
The Ivybridge Rotary Club has set up a project to upgrade previously owned laptop and tablet computers so that they can be made available on a free-loaned basis to support local families with children who can’t otherwise easily access a completer whilst at home during the present pandemic and the recovery period afterwards.
Please contact Paul via email: Paul.fletcher@nhs.net or call: 07730 651543 to discover more about what you can donate. |
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Nursing Times Awards - Extended Deadline!
To give you more time to enter the Nursing Times Awards, we have extended the deadline by six weeks to Friday 17 July 2020.
We know the pressure you are currently facing during this difficult time and we wanted to take something off your plate to ensure that you don’t miss the opportunity to win an award.
Whether you’ve started, finished or not quite got to your entry yet, we can’t wait to hear your story.
Start or complete your entry.
Take care,
The Nursing Times Awards team
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Devon Care Homes Webinars
Future dates and joining links are below.
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Happy to help.
If you need any help with the website, courses which have not been advertised or just want some advice please do not hesitate to contact a member of the team.
We look forward to speaking with you.
Best wishes,
Lucy, Julie, Tracey, Kathy, Summer, Vix, Andy and Paddy
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3rd July 2020 - Newsletter
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