Third Party Training & Events – The Nursing Team
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Cancer
Cervical Cytology
Coil / IUS / IUDs
CQC
Ear Care / Irrigation
e-Learning for Healthcare / Learning Hub
Fellowship Opportunities for GPNs
Flu
Grief
Health & Safety
Infection Control
LGBTQ+
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Foundation Professional Bursary Scheme
Safeguarding
Tourette’s
Training Hubs
The below training links may be of interest for the nursing team.
Please do not contact Wessex LMCs about these training events & programmes. These are just being advertised here for your information. Please follow the links for information and contact details.
Cancer
- GatewayC is a free online cancer education platform developed for GPs, practice nurses, GPs in training, health care assistants, physician associates and other primary care professionals across NHS England. Various courses can be accessed here: https://www.gatewayc.org.uk. For further information please email gatewayc@christie.nhs.uk or phone 0161 446 3403
- Cancer Alliance resources:
- Dorset, Hampshire and IOW: Cancer and Primary Care – Welcome to Wessex Cancer Alliance
- BaNES and Wiltshire Our Geography – SWAG Cancer Alliance
- Swindon: Home – thamesvalleycanceralliance.nhs.uk.
Cervical Cytology
- Blue Stream Academy have an e-learning modules in cervical screening: https://www.bluestreamacademy.com/ShowElearning. For further information contact Blue Stream Academy.
- BSW nurses can access FREE cytology updates via e-lfh. Any problems please contact the e-learning team at e-lfh and ask them to add it to “my e-learning”
- Clinical Training offer various cytology courses across the Wessex area: http://www.clinicaltrainingltd.co.uk/. For further information call 07968 064685.
- South West Cytology Training Centre offer high quality cytology training: http://www.cytology-training.co.uk/. For further information email helen.burrell@nbt.nhs.uk or phone 0117 414 9806
Coil / IUS / IUDs
Women’s Heath Matters have produced these step-by-step instructions to guide you through the preparation and fitting of an IUS/IUD: www.whmatters.co.uk/resources/fitter-resources
CQC
Pre CQC support sessions – support at your practice, for your practice
Practice Index can provide support to enable practices to prepare effectively for any future CQC assessment. They offer a free initial screening call to gain an understanding of your specific requirements and discuss the best course of action. Following the call, the Practice Index team can arrange to visit your practice and carry out a pre-assessment advisory visit, which includes:
- Interviews with the management team, non-clinical staff and allied health professionals
- A review of premises, incorporating health and safety, emergency equipment, and infection prevention control measures
- Opportunistic training or role-play scenarios in key areas such as complaints, candour and safeguarding
- The provision of a summary of findings for each of the three groups interviewed and for the premises, identifying actions required to achieve compliance
This process helps practices effectively prepare for any future CQC assessment.
Ear Care / Irrigation
- J2S Training is an independent training provider offering high quality, relevant and cost-effective training for Primary Care. For further information visit: https://www.j2s.co.uk/
- Rotherham Primary Ear Care Centre provide information and protocols about ears, as well as a number of courses: Course Directory. Courses can be arranged in your practice. For further information please see www.earcarecentre.com/professionals/training/ or email rgh-tr.earcarecentre@nhs.net or phone 01709 423140
- M&K Update: Ear Care Workshop for Nurses and AHPs
e-Learning for Healthcare / Learning Hub
The main elearning for healthcare (e-lfh) website (e-lfh.org.uk) closed on March 31, 2026. However, the learning content is not disappearing; it is moving to the new Learning Hub by summer 2026. Users can continue to access e-learning, with services gradually migrating to a single, updated platform.
Fellowship Opportunities for GPNs
The General Practice Fellowship programme includes the following:
- Funding for the Foundations of General Practice Nursing Level 7 Unit (40 credits) plus one other Level 7 unit (20 credits) leading to a Post Graduate Certificate
- Independent Support throughout the duration of the fellowship from the Queens Nursing Institute (QNI), this will include ▪ Initial 1:1 with QNI- development action plan and aspirations
- Access to 1 Action Learning set per month (max 8 people) ▪ Clinical supervision/coaching/advice – this will be on an advisory capacity for professional guidance
Nurses that are interested should discuss with their practice manager or their local training hub
Flu
- Health Education England e-learning for healthcare (HEE elfh) has worked with Public Health England (PHE) to update the Flu Immunisation e-learning programme to ensure it is up to date for the current flu season: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/flu-immunisation/. For support with this programme please see http://support.e-lfh.org.uk/
Grief
Good Grief Festival is a UK charity, which brings together bereavement specialists and the bereaved. Launched in 2018, it is linked to the Grief Centre at the University of Bristol. As well as offering support for the bereaved the charity runs a range of educational courses, workshops and webinars for anyone who is interested in learning more about grief and how to give good bereavement care. Please visit the website here Good Grief
Health & Safety
Sirius Business Services specialise in training for Medical Practices. They provide a wide range of safety focused training courses including Risk Assessments, Fire Risk Assessments, Fire Warden, First Aid and Basic Life Support.
247MediPlus – Covering Basic Life Support (BLS), AED & Anaphylaxis and first aid.
Infection Control
- Non Sterile Disposable Glove Use Fundamentals: Available via the National PPE online learning portal – here (Requires sign up but all modules are free)
- New NHSE IP&C Education framework March 2023 – available here The framework will be used by the national IPC programme to develop and commission a new national programme of IPC mandatory training.
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Rethink Mental Illness – Working in partnership with Wiltshire Council and HELP Counselling Services to deliver fully funded training.
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Foundation Professional Bursary Scheme
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Foundation Professional Bursary Scheme is offering grants of up to £5,000 per year for career development and CPD activities in the following areas:
- Primary care nursing (up to £5,000)
- Long term/chronic conditions (up to £5,000)
- History of nursing (previously the Monica Baly Bursary Scheme, up to £1,000)
- Occupational health nursing (previously the Mair Scholarship Scheme, up to £1,000)
Full details on how to apply can be found here: Apply for funding | Royal College of Nursing (rcn.org.uk)
For further information please email grants@rcnfoundation.org.uk
Safeguarding
e-Learning for Healthcare offer online Adult Safeguarding Training in levels 1, 2, 3 & 4: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/safeguarding-adults/
Most Local adult safeguarding boards offer training:
- Portsmouth www.portsmouthsab.uk/training/upcoming-training
- IOW www.iowsab.org.uk/events/
- Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole www.bcpsafeguardingadultsboard.com/learning–development.html
- Dorset www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/w/learning-and-development
- Swindon safeguardingpartnership.swindon.gov.uk/info/8/training
- Wiltshire www.wiltshiresvpp.org.uk/p/learning-hub/welcome-to-the-learning-hub-1
- Bath & North East Somerset https://bcssp.org.uk/p/training/about-our-training
Training Hubs
These provide the infrastructure for multi-professional training and education in primary care to support recruitment, retention and return of all staff groups. Training hubs bring together NHS organisations, community, local authorities and education providers to deliver a much broader education platform than the more traditional single approach.
Local training hub contact details-
HIOW – www.hantsiow.icb.nhs.uk/ or email primarycareschooltvw.se@hee.nhs.uk
Dorset – www.primarycaredorset.co.uk/ or email traininghub@ourdorset.nhs.uk
BSW – www.bswtraininghub.nhs.uk/ or email bswicb.traininghub@nhs.net
Frimley – www.frimleytraininghub.co.uk/ or email frimley.traininghub@nhs.net
Tourette’s
elearning modules can be found at Understanding Tourette syndrome for GPs – Overview (tourettes-action.org.uk) or https://learninghub.nhs.uk/Resource/57175/Item and support at www.tourettes-action.org.uk/