Being a PCN Clinical Director or Senior Leader means juggling the complex demands of member practices, workforce management, system leadership, and ever-changing priorities – all while driving strategic, collaborative change. PCN Plus is here to support you with a focused, practical training programme delivered over four dynamic 2-hour virtual sessions. Topics include leading neighbourhood teams, boosting engagement, building GP influence. Equip yourself with the tools and insights to lead effectively in one of the most demanding roles in general practice today. PCN Plus is for PCN Clinical Directors and Senior Leaders who are seeking training and development to better understand their role and navigate the system’s demands.This course comprises of 4 sessions, these are 2 hours each - all 4 sessions must be attended in order to receive a certificate of attendance.<ul><li>Wednesday 17th September 9:30am-11:30am</li><li>Wednesday 22nd October 9:30am-11:30am</li><li>Wednesday 12th November 9:30am-11:30am</li><li>Wednesday 10th December 9:30am-11:30am</li></ul>Course Objectives:<ul><li>Strengthen leadership skills to support member practices and manage diverse PCN teams.</li><li>Build strategic capabilities to navigate system-level change and integrated care.</li><li>Enhance collaboration through effective relationship-building and stakeholder engagement.</li><li>Improve confidence in managing shared budgets and responding to evolving PCN requirements.</li></ul>

PCN Plus - Leadership and Development Empowering PCN Leaders to Navigate Complexity and Drive Change

Adult Safeguarding level 3 update for primary care clinicians and staff in Southwark. Topics covered will include: Domestic abuse risk assessments with how and when to make a MARAC referral, application documentation of mental capacity assessments, and learning from local Safeguarding adults reviews, domestic homicide reviews and LeDeR.

Southwark PLT - Adult Safeguarding Level 3 

This training session offers the annual update on the latest Flu and COVID Immunisations. The session will cover the following:<ul class="tight" data-tight="true"><li>What is Flu? What are the risks?</li><li>Learning the different strains</li><li>Type of vaccines for the current year</li><li>Side effects/Contradictions</li><li>What is COVID? What are the risks?</li><li>Update on the vaccines for the current year</li><li>Side effects/Contradictions</li><li>Shingles/Pneumonia Update</li><li>Anaphylaxis</li></ul>Note - This is ONLY AN UPDATE. If you have never given injections before then please complete the foundation immunisation course first. The relevant ELFH modules ensure you have been assessed and passed to give immunisations.

Flu and COVID Immunisation Update 

Please note all three dates are to be attended in order to complete The Care Certificate. The dates are as follows:Day 1 - Friday 19-September-25Day 2 - Thursday 9-October-25Day 3 - Wednesday 15-October-25Details on how to access day 2 and 3 will be sent to you.This course covers non statutory/mandatory standards of Care Certificate, there is an emphasis on accountability/ delegation and ways of working and understanding uniqueness of working in general practice.Learners receive a portfolio with GP based activities and guidance for how to complete, and requirement for work based assessment to ensure the attitudes beliefs and behaviours are evidenced in daily practice.

Care Certificate - Cohort 3

This is a 2 Day course and both days must be attended in order to receive a certificate of attendance -Monday 22nd September 2025Friday 26th September 2025The Foundation Immunisation 2-Day course offers a comprehensive overview of the UK Public Health Immunisation Programme, covering best practice guidelines and the legal and professional governance essential to clinical practice in general practice.Course Objectives -<ul class="tight" data-tight="true"><li>Understand the UK vaccination programme and its clinical application.</li><li>Tailor immunisation advice to individual health, cultural, and personal needs.</li><li>Practice non-judgmental history-taking to address vaccine hesitancy.</li><li>Assess vaccine safety and risk factors using clinical guidelines.</li><li>Administer vaccines competently, including post-vaccine care and referrals.</li><li>Manage anaphylaxis related to immunisations.</li><li>Know where to seek advice on complex health and safeguarding scenarios.</li></ul>Learning Outcomes -<ul class="tight" data-tight="true"><li>Understand the role of vaccines in preventing diseases and the impact on global health.</li><li>Outline the routine childhood immunisation schedule and key vaccines for adults.</li><li>Explain how vaccines work and the safety protocols in place.</li><li>Address vaccine hesitancy with effective communication strategies.</li><li>Demonstrate proper vaccine administration and manage contraindications and adverse reactions.</li><li>Understand ethical, legal, and informed consent issues related to vaccinations.</li></ul>

Foundation Immunisation - 2 Day Course 

Attending this study day you will revise the cardiovascular system with onus on how CVD and CHD impair the normal functioning of the heart and circulatory system. We will consider the populations most at risk and why, and how to identify these groups earlier.Aims of the session:<ul class="tight" data-tight="true"><li>Understand acute coronary heart disease - with a focus on angina, STEMI and NSTEMI.</li><li>Know the signs, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment guidelines.</li><li>Learn about the impact of hypertension, diagnosis guidelines including staging and the real impact of non-pharmacological treatment strategies.</li></ul>

Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension

This meeting will be held on MS Teams&nbsp;
This forum is designed for general practitioners including GP partners, salaried GPs, GP locums and GP Trainees.
Agenda:
1pm -1:05- Introduction and Welcome
1:05-1:15- DWP session on fit notes
1:15-1:25- Update to Bexley Sexual and Reproductive Health service
1:25-1:35- Women’s and Girls' Health Hub
1:35-1:45- Questions
1:45- 2pm- Wellbeing activity
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Bexley GP Forum 

Clinical supervision is a structured process of professional support and learning that involves designated, confidential interactions between two or more practitioners in a safe, supportive environment, facilitating reflective practice and critical analysis to maintain high-quality patient care and practitioner well-being. It enables practitioners to:<ul class="tight" data-tight="true"><li>Enhance knowledge and competence.</li><li>Reflect critically on their practice.</li><li>Assume responsibility for their clinical decisions.</li><li>Promote patient safety and consumer protection, especially in complex clinical environments.</li></ul>This session is for Nurses working in Southwark practices, but there are Southeast London wide sessions available as well on our site.

Clinical Supervision - Southwark

This hands-on face to face training program will equip you with essential advanced assessment techniques, allowing you to confidently and accurately evaluate patients, leading to informed clinical decisions, and provide comprehensive care.
Led by experienced clinical educators, the sessions blend theory with practical skills, using real-world scenarios and interactive workshops to solidify your learning.
If you are intrseted in booking this course but not sure if this course will be applicable please book anyways. We will contact you if the booking is not appropriate.&nbsp;

APMasterclass Physical Assessment Skills - Respiratory &amp; Cardiology (Day 2)

Frailty is a distinctive health state related to the ageing process in which multiple body systems gradually lose their in-built reserves. Around 10% of people aged over 65 years have frailty, rising between a quarter and a half of those are aged over 85. This session will give an overview of understanding frailty and the importance of early identification, impact of hospital admission, how to screen and what to do if someone has frailty.Aim of this session:To support you to deliver patient-centered care for people living with frailty using a structured approach in primary care.By the end of the session you will be able to:<ul class="tight" data-tight="true"><li>Define frailty and understand how to identify our high risk patients</li><li>Understand how frailty can be a predictor of poor outcomes, cognitive and functional decline</li><li>Be aware of modifiable risk factors that could improve outcomes for patients</li></ul>

Frailty

Being a PCN Clinical Director or Senior Leader means juggling the complex demands of member practices, workforce management, system leadership, and ever-changing priorities – all while driving strategic, collaborative change. PCN Plus is here to support you with a focused, practical training programme delivered over four dynamic 2-hour virtual sessions. Topics include leading neighbourhood teams, boosting engagement, building GP influence. Equip yourself with the tools and insights to lead effectively in one of the most demanding roles in general practice today. PCN Plus is for PCN Clinical Directors and Senior Leaders who are seeking training and development to better understand their role and navigate the system’s demands.This course comprises of 4 sessions, these are 2 hours each - all 4 sessions must be attended in order to receive a certificate of attendance.<ul><li>Thursday 2nd October 9:30am-11:30am</li><li>Wednesday 5th November 9:30am-11:30am</li><li>Wednesday 3rd December 9:30am-11:30am</li><li>Wednesday 14th January 2026 9:30am-11:30am</li></ul>Course Objectives:<ul><li>Strengthen leadership skills to support member practices and manage diverse PCN teams.</li><li>Build strategic capabilities to navigate system-level change and integrated care.</li><li>Enhance collaboration through effective relationship-building and stakeholder engagement.</li><li>Improve confidence in managing shared budgets and responding to evolving PCN requirements.</li></ul>

This meeting will be held Face-to-Face -&nbsp;
176 Townhall Square, Crayford, DA1 4FN (Parking is available at Sainbury`s supermarket which is free for 4 hours)
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Agenda:&nbsp;
12.30pm – 1pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lunch and welcome
13.00pm – 13.30pm -&nbsp; Michaela de la Fosse&nbsp;&nbsp; –&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gro Health
13.30pm – 14.00pm – David Obee&nbsp; -&nbsp; Promotional Product Presentation&nbsp; – Wound care - Molnlycke
14.00pm – 15.00pm - Nyamaka Marsh – Immunisation Update
15.00pm – 15.10pm&nbsp; -&nbsp; Break
15.10pm – 16.00pm -&nbsp; Andrew Sayers -&nbsp; Dementia Awareness
16.00pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CLOSE
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lunch sponsored by David Obee Molnlycke

Bexley Nursing Forum 

Menopause with Kate McCarthy, Ellie Brown, Lorraine Nicolle and Zannie Krogh. The programme will address the medical aspects ( HRT etc) of menopause as well as looking at nutrition and exercise to manage weight, glucose control, mood, sleep for a healthy menopause.&nbsp;

Menopause

Flu and COVID Immunisation Update

This is a networking SSSA drop-in session for practice with nurses and nursing associates who host student nurses or student nursing associates, regardless of the student placement having finished, currently taking place, upcoming soon or is being considered. This is the place to exchange experiences and real examples of best practice, exchange ideas, share comments and offer suggestions. This drop-in session is also well placed to ask questions and get advice related to placements or supervision and assessment of students.

SSSA - Drop In

BETH Pharmacy Forum&nbsp;
Monday 6th October 12.30-5:00pm
3rd Floor, Northside House, Tweedy Road, Bromley, BR1 3WA
This is a great opportunity to network with Bromley Pharmacy colleagues and upskill. We have a guest speaker on the topics of Insulin and Contraception, as well as an update from the Medicines Optimisation team.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Please register as soon as possible.
(Lunch will be provided)

Bromley Pharmacy Forum

Clinical supervision is your pathway to sharper skills, confident decision-making, and safer patient care. Through guided reflection and professional support, GPN's in South East London can grow their expertise and deliver exceptional care. SELWDH offers extra local sessions in your borough - because great nurses deserve great support.Learning Outcomes <ul class="tight" data-tight="true"><li>Enhance clinical practice through structured reflection and ongoing learning </li><li>Build practitioner confidence, self-awareness and assertiveness </li><li>Guide individual professional development and skill advancement </li><li>Strengthen problem-solving abilities and broaden clinical thinking </li><li>Provide emotional and professional growth and development </li><li>Safeguard the well-being of patients, colleagues and the wider public</li></ul>

Clinical Supervision in SEL

NMP Update - Diabetes 

Introduction to types of mental health problems:<ul class="tight" data-tight="true"><li>Anxiety</li><li>Depression</li><li>Psychosis</li><li>Bipolar Affective Disorder</li><li>Personality Disorder</li></ul>Assessment of Mental Health - how to look out for increasing deterioration of mental state and document.Risk assessment and different areas of possible risksRating scales to assess severity of symptoms

Fundamentals of Mental Health

Learning Outcomes<ul class="tight" data-tight="true"><li>Causes of Conflict</li><li>Communication methods and models</li><li>How to manage patient expectations when resources are limited</li><li>Increase confidence and skills to handling patient queries</li><li>Practical skills around how to deliver a difficult message</li><li>Build positive relationships and handle more challenging situations, with angry or simply frustrated and upset patients </li><li>Overcoming barriers, building rapport and trust</li><li>Communicate clearly and effectively. Understand how communication works - Active listening &amp; body language</li><li>Learn basic resilience and self-care techniques </li><li>Effectively engaging with those with additional communication challenge</li></ul>

Conflict Management

This is an essential course for all individuals who have not had formal medical training but work with or alongside the medical profession. This course 'cracks the code' to medical terminology. Course content examines word construction such as root, prefix and suffix components.&nbsp;
Many games and exercises are used to make this course fun and stimulating. This course helps with the understanding of medical referral letters, medical notes, read coding and medical summarising.
This is a 2 day course and you are required to attend both days in order for you to recieve a certificate of attendance. The dates for this course are:
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<li>Wednesday 8-Oct-25</li>
<li>Wednesday 15-Oct-25</li>
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Aims of the course:
Identify root terminology relating to:
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<li>ENT and Respiratory Conditions&nbsp;</li>
<li>Cardiology/General Medicine&nbsp;</li>
<li>Orthopaedics&nbsp;</li>
<li>Gastroenterology and General Surgery</li>
<li>Gynaecology and Obstetrics&nbsp;</li>
<li>Urology&nbsp;</li>
<li>Oncology</li>
<li>Recognise abbreviations relating to the above medical specialities&nbsp;</li>
<li>Match medical suffixes and prefixes with correct meanings</li>
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Further Medical Terminology Foundation (2 day course)

Part 1 : Foundation in Diabetes Care
This is part 1, depending on your job role you will be eligible to register for part 2. We recommend you attend part 1 before attending part 2.
Please visit the Intermediate/Advanced Diabetes Course to register.
This course is face to face.&nbsp;All 3 days must be attended in order to receive a certificate of completion.
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9th October
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10th October
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30th October
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Recommended for everyone wishing to build a strong foundation. These sessions are designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to manage patients newly diagnosed with diabetes or those requiring a review. Topics covered include diagnosis, lifestyle advice, the 9 care processes, oral medications and an introduction to injectable therapies.
Day 1 &amp; 2-
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Diagnosing Diabetes - who, when and how?
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Understanding results: HbA1c, Cholesterol, ACR, EGFR
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Introduction to the 9 Care Processes, including:
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Foot Checks
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Physical Measurements: BP, Waist, Weight and Height
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Eye Screening
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ACR - why it matters
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Smoking Cessation
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Day 3 -
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Diet and Lifestyle in detail - how education can make a difference
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The Diabetes Consultation - tackling CKD, Cholesterol and Hypertension
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Addressing health inequalities in Diabetes Care
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RULES : Hypoglycaemia, Driving and Sick Day Guidance
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Foundation Diabetes - An Exciting Journey into better Diabetes Care

Assessment of Skin Cancers in Primary Care

This study day gives you a foundation knowledge in both adults and children. This is NOT the equivalent to undertaking the course in managing patients with asthma in your practice. You will revise the respiratory system and gain a better understanding of how the condition of asthma impacts on this.Aims of the session:<ul class="tight" data-tight="true"><li>Understanding how we assess for the correct diagnosis</li><li>Getting an overview of diagnosis and treatment guidelines including NICE, BTS/SIGN and GINA</li><li>To identify what a good asthma review looks like</li><li>Smoking, depression scoring and inhaler technique</li><li>Personalised asthma action plans (PAAP's)</li><li>Treatment - stepping up and stepping down</li><li>Understanding responsible prescribing - Including the danger of overuse of Salbutamol</li><li>Emergency Care</li></ul>

Update on Asthma Management for Primary Care 

Calling all SEL colleagues involved in the supervision of First Contact Practitioners!If you have any questions, queries or points of discussion regarding the supervision of First Contact Practitioners, please come along to our informal online drop in sessions hosted by your SEL FCP Leads.

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