Education & Events
Minor Illness Update Day - For Nurses & AHPs
Event Summary
This training provides a practical refresh on the assessment and management of common minor illness presentations, with a focus on current guidance, patient safety and recognising red flag symptoms.
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Event Speakers & Trainers
Log into Zoom 09:15 session runs 09:30 to 15:30
Introduction
This update is designed for  practice nurses, community nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals working within primary care and urgent care settings.
Aims
This training provides a practical refresh on the assessment and management of common minor illness presentations, with a focus on current guidance, patient safety and recognising red flag symptoms.
Objectives
- Refresh knowledge of current minor illness management within primary care
- Recognise red flag signs and symptoms requiring escalation or urgent referral
- Apply current evidence and national guidance to common presentations
- Enhance clinical reasoning and decision-making skills
- Develop confidence in managing diagnostic uncertainty safely
- Strengthen prescribing awareness, safety netting and documentation
Content
Topics include respiratory and ENT presentations, fever and illness in children, prescribing updates, antimicrobial stewardship, clinical decision making, safety netting and common pitfalls in primary care practice.
The course incorporates case-based discussion and interactive learning throughout.
This event is not being recorded
Event Speakers & Trainers
Ann qualified as a registered nurse in 1986. After working in a hospital setting for two years, she moved into general practice working as a practice nurse before qualifying as a nurse practitioner in 2001. She later moved into a hybrid clinical, leadership and managerial role within a local clinical commissioning group before entering full time academia in 2006. While undertaking a Masters degree in medical education, she developed a special interest in clinical simulation and worked as Director of Clinical Skills and Simulation at Leeds Beckett University. In 2018, she left to start her own business and now works freelance across a range of organisations including further education colleges, private education providers and industry partners specialising in clinical simulation. She is associate lecturer at both Sheffield Hallam and Huddersfield Universities and is currently completing a Doctor of Education degree, focusing on the use of virtual reality in assessment.
Price List
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Description |
Price (Inc VAT) |
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All GPs and members of staff working within GP practices in Wessex LMCs’ catchment area |
This option is for everyone working in a GP practice in Wessex LMC's catchment area, that does not fit into one of the other options on offer. |
£135.00 |
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Non Members |
This is the cost if you are not working in a practice in the Wessex LMCs' catchment area. | £270.00 |
Waiting List
Please be advised there are spaces available on this course unless it states otherwise. If a course is full you will be given the option to book on the waiting list. If you are on the waiting list and a place becomes available, you will be notified automatically via email, you do NOT need to contact Wessex LMCs.
Cancellations
Please note cancellations two weeks prior to the event will not be refundable, however you are very welcome to substitute another delegate to attend the course to prevent your practice missing out on the training. Any admissible cancellations will incur an administration fee of £15 if the event fee is £100 or over and £10 if the event fee is £99 or under.
Attendance Details
In certain circumstances, we will share details of attendance or non-attendance with the person who booked and/or funded this course for the delegate. If you have any objection to your attendance status being shared, please can you contact Louise Greenwood (Wessex LMCs Director of Education & Training) at least 48 hours before the start of the training at louise.greenwood@wessexlmcs.org.uk
Sponsorship
This event may be sponsored so companies have the opportunity to promote their product(s) at the start of the meeting. No sponsors have been involved in the selection of speakers, agenda items, or any other matters relating to this training. Your name and practice will be shared with the sponsor representative, but not your email address.
