Date – tbc
Time – 09:30 – 16:00
Room – Please recheck PRIOR to each session. 
Target Audience – Non-qualified staff undertaking HCA duties

This is a 5 day short course (non-accredited) that supports the care certificate for HCAs new to general practice. The course will cover: communication skills, legal and professional issues,  consultation methods & types,  delivering health promotion, obtaining valid consent, ear care (competencies assessed), B12 (competency assessed), Phlebotomy (competency assessed), basic wound care, Core observation recording (BP/TPR/Urinalysis/BMI) This course follows the care certificate

Date –   To be rescheduled once TV nurses are available
Time – 09:30 – 16:00
Room – A002
Target Audience – Qualified nurses and HCAs 

You can select to attend either or both of the days, and you will be invoiced  accordingly

Basic Wound Care  

This will cover and introduction to wound care management, aseptic techniques and infection control and prevention within the primary care setting. You will examine skin and wound aetiology and be able to identify red flags. The day will offer advise on  dressings that are appropriate and when to refer for specialist tissue viability opinion.

Advanced Wound Care 

This builds on the basic wound care day and will include ABPI measurements. It will suggest management options for more complex wounds and leg ulcers.

Date – dates tbc if CCGs request provision
Time – 0930-4pm
Room – G106
Target Audience – All V300 immunisers  

This session will cover an update on all recent  prescribing  changes within the UK. The indicative content will cover adhering to the RPS framework, update on current legalities of being a prescriber, sole prescribing, prescribing for paediatrics-concordance/consent/choice

DATES: 20th April 2023
Time – 09:30 – 16:00
Room – tbc
Target Audience – Qualified nurses /HCAs/NAs

This course will enable you to deliver safe and evidenced based health care regarding ear issues within primary care. You will cover anatomy & physiology, common ear presentations, how to examine ears, recognising red flags that require onward referral, when to undertake aural toileting/syringing and the alternatives available. It will include evidence from the Rotherham Ear Care centre and will have a competency assessment to complete in practice

DATES: 23rd March and 13th July 2023–you only need to attend one date
Time – 09:30 – 16:00
Room – tbc
Target Audience – Qualified nurses /HCAs/NAs

This session is aimed at nurses new to undertaking blood result reviews. It will cover what tests are appropriate in primary care according to the evidence, safety issues for the patient and staff member, common blood test requests and optimal results, how to manage those outside of optimal ranges. The session will include case scenarios to illustrate practice application.

 DATES:dates tbc if CCGs request provision
Time – 09:30 – 16:00
Room –
Target Audience – Qualified nurses /ANPs

These 2 days can be studied as a pair or individually–you will be invoiced accordingly.

The sessions will cover the anatomy & physiology of the relevant body area with common MSK presentations and management of such, in accordance to the evidence, when to XRay, and how to manage chronic arthritic pain

The MSK that these days will specifically cover will be : hands/wrist/elbows/shoulder/hips /knees /ankles and feet.

DATES: dates tbc if CCGs request provision
Time – 13:00 – 17:00
Room – CSC 012
Target 

This session will cover basic introduction to phlebotomy practice for those who have not undertaken this training previously. Content will include legal/professional issues for staff, accountability and consent, anatomy & physiology of veins, phlebotomy sites and equipment, preparation of the client, sharps disposal, risks & hazards of phlebotomy, documentation. A practical skills workshop is included. A competency assessment document is provided for in-house competency assessment post course attendance.

DATES:february 16th 2023
Time – 09:30 – 16:00
Room – G106
Target Audience – Qualified Nurses/HCAs/NAs

This is an introduction to the admnistration of B12 medication. The content will cover pernicious anaemia aetiology. B12 injection and common side effects, ay risk groups, correct injection technique, medication administration regulations, legal and professional issue, consent, sharps disposal, documentation, There will be a practical session and a competency assessment document will be provided for in house competency sign off following the course.

Please ensure you carefully select either the update or 2 day core (initial) training sessions when booking online.

DATES for core  training : 6th & 13th  July-only for Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside or Northumberland CCGs
Time – 09:30 – 16:00
Room – A101
Target Audience – Qualified nurses /HCAs/NAs

DATES for updates: 3rd August (on campus), 23rd August (online) or 8th September (on campus)-only for Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside or Northumberland CCGs
Time – 09:30 – 16:00
Room – tbc
Target Audience – Qualified nurses /HCAs/NAs

DATES: on request by organisations
Time – 09:30 – 16:00
Room -tbc
Target Audience – Qualified nurses 

This 2 day masterclass will examine how/when/what contraceptive methods can be commenced in a routine and post emergency contraception situation. It will advise on contemporary guidelines and the use of the UKMEC to guide practitioners.