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5th January 2017
Brighton & Hove Clinical Commissioning Group
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Dear all,
Please find a summary of the upcoming education and development opportunities endorsed
by Brighton and Hove CCG whilst you can also take a look at the Training Calendar which can
be accessed at the following link
Training Calendar link: http://tinyurl.com/bhccgeducation
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Diabetes Education/ NDA Results Review/ Training Needs Assessment
The following two diabetes educational opportunities are available for practice staff
2 Day Update Course – 3rd and 24th March 2017
A 2 day update course is available for GP Diabetes Leads and Practice Nurses who carry out
annual diabetes reviews and who have not done a diploma or 2 day course previously. It is a
requirement of the Diabetes LCS that all staff carrying out Annual Reviews have done the 2
day course or a diabetes diploma.
The course aims to:
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Improving understanding of the diagnostic criteria
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Promoting confidence to undertake screening for complications
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Highlight the importance of lifestyle behaviours in self-management
Full details and booking information can be accessed at the following link
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/diabetes-skills-for-primary-care-2-day-course-tickets30582642507
Half Day Refresher Updates – 2nd or 16th Mar 2017
The half day updates are a requirement for the Diabetes LCS. The practice Diabetes lead
should attend annually and cascade the learning to the rest of the practice team. Other staff
carrying out diabetes annual reviews should attend an update 3 yearly. The 1/2 day updates
can be attended by nurses and GPs and will have a more medical focus covering:
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Complex patients with comorbidities and frailty
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NICE Palliative / EOLC Guidance for Diabetes
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The new community Diabetes Service “Diabetes Care for You” including the link
nurses role and virtual clinics
Early booking is recommended and full details can be accessed via the links below
Thurs 2nd March 2017
Thurs 16th March 2017
National Diabetes Audit Results Review
Brighton and Hove General Practice involvement in the National Diabetes Audit has been
excellent. The results are due to be published early in 2017; the practice is reminded the
results need to be reviewed at a practice level within a practice meeting, prior to discussing
the results at a cluster meeting. We will inform the practice when the recent NDA results
are available so these meetings can be set up. The aim of this meeting is to share good
practice and identify areas for improvement. The areas for improvement will be required to
be fed back using the template to [email protected] and this will be
used to inform the ½ day updates for 2017/18.
Diabetes Training Needs Assessment
We would like to support you with an assessment of diabetes knowledge and competence
amongst GP’s and Practice Nurses in Brighton & Hove and High Weald, Lewes & Havens by
using a Training Needs Analysis questionnaire (Survey Monkey format).
This is intended to provide a benchmark from which to move forward with regard to
diabetes education and will help to identify particular areas in which those working in
primary care would welcome education and training. To make the survey as valuable as
possible we need all GP's and Practice Nurses working with patients with diabetes to
complete the questionnaire. The questionnaire will be open for responses for 3 weeks, until
27th January, using the following link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DiabetesCareForYouBrighton
The survey will take approx. 10 minutes to complete. If you have colleagues who are
involved in diabetes management please pass this email / link onto them. As a result of the
questionnaire, we hope to be able to identify priorities for diabetes education and training.
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GP Hot topics – 14 January 2017
We have another Hot Topics sessions on Saturday 14th January 2017, 9.30 am – 1 pm,
Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton.
The "Hot Topics" course is suitable for GPs, GP Trainees , Primary Care Nurses and
Pharmacists and consists of a series of short 'TED-style' engaging presentations blending
evidence and cases, followed by discussion which may have an impact on your practice.
Prices
GP - £75 (+ booking fee)
Nurse - £25 (+ booking fee)
Pharmacist - £40 (+ booking fee)
Places can be booked at the following link
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hot-topics-brighton-hove-ccg-general-practice-staffonly-14th-january-2017-tickets-27067398317
Hot Topics will include
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Headache Pathway
Infectious diseases
o HIV
o Sepsis - new update
o Zika update
 Perinatal mental health
 Prescribing hot topics
o NSAIDS, SSRIs, QT, safety alerts, sick day guidance
 Update on the NICE cancer guidelines
 End of life care
 Paeds infectious diseases
 Management of post-bariatric surgery patients
 Smoking as the disease
 Migraine and CVD
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Immunisation Update for Practice Nurses- Apr and Sep 2017
Regular updates are recommended for practice nurses who have undertaken basic
immunisation training to promote knowledge and understanding to achieve and maintain
high vaccine update.
Booking information is available at the following links
Friday 21st April 2017
Friday 15th September 2017
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Cancer Education Package
Date
Course title
Who should attend
To book and
more info
23/01/2017 Demystifying targeted
cancer treatments
ONLINE
Nursing and research staff (but
also relevant for GPs)
Click Here
24/01/2017 Behaviour Change # ~
Non-Clinical Staff
Click Here
01/02/17
Talk Cancer ~ *
For all
Click Here
25/02/17
Saturday
GP Cancer Update ~ *
Please note new date
GPs, GP Locums, Advanced Nurse Click Here
Practitioners
01/03/2017 Sharing good practice in Please email
Living with and beyond [email protected] to book
Cancer Event- Horley
your place
Click Here for
further info
06/03/2017 Behaviour Change # ~
Clinical staff
Click Here
20/04/2017 Behaviour Change # ~
Clinical Staff
Click Here
25/04/2017 Behaviour Change # ~
Non-Clinical Staff
Click Here
27/04/17
Talk Cancer ~ *
For all
Click Here
TBC
Admin LCS workshop
Admin
TBC
TBC
Macmillan Practice
Nurse course ~
Nurses- - this is of particular
interest to nurses taking on the
clinical coordinator role (Cancer
LCS)
TBC
TBC
NG12/ 2WW workshop
~
GPs, GP locums
TBC
FREE Red Whale/ Macmillan GP Cancer Update course (usually £225.00)
Saturday 25th February 10:00- 16:00 (registration from 09:30 for a prompt 10am start)
Friends Meeting house, Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AF
Invites have now been sent out to secondary care colleagues so book now to secure your
place- here’s why you shouldn’t miss out…….
 Relevant, challenging and fun!
 Evidence-based research and guidelines
 TOTALLY Pharma-free – no sponsorship, no reps!
 Written and presented by practising GPs and primary care professionals
 Online handbook and learning resources included with all courses
Red Whale run a variety of comprehensive update courses throughout the UK aimed at GPs,
GP Registrars, Practice Nurses, Pharmacists. Their one-day course brings you up to speed on
the latest issues, literature, research and guidelines in General Practice. They trawl through
all the journals and do all the legwork so you don’t have to feel guilty about that pile of
unread medical journals in the corner of your room. And everything they present is fully
referenced - so if you want to do some more research or read the original article, you can.
To book your place please visit:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gp-update-cancer-course-brighton-and-hove-ccg-onlytickets-28422110297
Any questions? Please email [email protected]