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.Learning Outcomes:<ul><li>Understanding how we assess for the correct diagnosis</li><li>Understand and apply the diagnostic criteria for Asthma diagnosis</li><li>Demonstrate the ability to assess individual clinical competence in relation to Asthma Management </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>Apply the best practice guidelines in the assessment and management of asthma patients within General Practice</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>Demonstrate awareness of the best management and review of Asthma patients within Primary Care</li><li>Emergency Care</li></ul>

Update on Asthma Management for Primary Care 

NEW TIMING!: 9:30am - 12:00pm
Location:&nbsp;Northside House, 3rd Floor 69 Tweedy Road, Bromley North, BR1 3WA
Agenda:&nbsp;
Breakfast 9:00am - 9:30am&nbsp;
9:35 - 10:05 ICB Update -Jess Seal,Primary and Community Care Transformation Manager&nbsp;&nbsp; 10:05 - 10:20 SELnet Talk - Sally-Anne Sheppard, Workforce Transformation Project Manager SEL ICS 10:20 - 10:35 INT’s Jenny Reeves BGPA Break - 10:35 - 10:45
10:45- 11:15 Update &amp; PM Feedback - BHC IT Department&nbsp; 11:15 - 11:30 ISPA - Sarah Carlton, iSPA Team Manager CAMHS 11:30 - 11:40 Bromley Y - Melanie Brown, Communications Lead &amp; Projects Coordinator Bromley Y 11:40 - 12:00 HR Update - Tara Field, Senior HR Lead PCWA

Practice Managers Forum

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.

FCP Supervisor Drop in Session

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

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

Care Navigation training is now essential across South East London’s boroughs to meet rising patient demand, tackle workforce shortages, and enhance healthcare efficiency. This training ensures patients see the right person at the right time with minimal delays, reduces pressure on frontline staff and support teams, and improves overall patient experience and health outcomes.Learning Outcomes -<ul><li>Understand patient needs and perceptions to provide tailored support </li><li>Navigate the healthcare system confidently and effectively </li><li>Ask purposeful questions to guide patients to appropriate services</li><li>develop trusted, value-added solutions for patient care</li><li>Identify and overcome common barriers in care navigation </li><li>Use negotiation techniques to help patients access the right care </li><li>Streamline healthcare services by guiding patients efficiently </li><li>Enhance patient outcomes through informed support and advice </li><li>Reduce staff workload by directing patients to the most appropriate care pathways</li></ul>

Mastering Care Navigation with Confidence

The SELWDH “Diabetic&nbsp;Foot&nbsp;Check” training covers the basic principles of good&nbsp;foot&nbsp;care in diabetes and equips participants with the knowledge to provide diabetes&nbsp;foot&nbsp;care education to patients.
&nbsp;The training provides a comprehensive understanding of&nbsp;foot&nbsp;care in diabetes; participants will learn how to identify&nbsp;foot&nbsp;complications; understand their impact; and recognise the frequency and importance of&nbsp;foot&nbsp;checks in diabetes. It also covers the risk assessment process and the tools utilised in diabetes&nbsp;foot&nbsp;assessment. Participants will gain practical skills in performing a diabetes&nbsp;foot&nbsp;assessment independently using these tools.&nbsp;
&nbsp;The ‘Diabetic Foot Check’ training will be run in the SELWDH premises. The face-to-face training will be held as small, interactive groups (accommodating up to 12 people) including activities and a practical session.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Diabetic Foot Check - CC+

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 -  Abdomen (Day 3)

Learning Outcomes -<ul class="tight" data-tight="true"><li>Describe the current programme for shingles, pneumococcal</li><li>Signposting to COVID vaccine resources </li><li>Utilise UKHSA resource to support the delivery of a high quality and safe vaccination programme </li><li>Reflect on areas for further development within your clinical workplace</li></ul>

Shingles and Pneumococcal (Adult) Vaccine Programmes and Signposting to RSV Resources

Learning Outcomes :<ul class="tight" data-tight="true"><li>Describe key changes to the influenza vaccination programme 2024/25 and signposting to COVID resources</li><li>Describe the new RSV programme</li><li>Signposting to COVID resources</li><li>Utilise UKHSA resource to support the delivery of a high quality and safe vaccination programme</li><li>Reflect on areas for further development within your own clinical workplace</li></ul>

13:00 - 13:45pm Obesity Management Medical PerspectiveDr Laurence Dobbie NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in General Practice13:45 - 14:00pm Obesity Management dietitian perspectiveScott Campbell Senior Specialist Dietitian Tier 3 Healthy Weight Programme14:00 - 14:15pm Obesity management physiotherapist perspective Jade Sampford Healthy Living Physiotherapist GST14:15 - 14:25pm Results from GLP-1 on eating behaviour @ GSTT + psychological perspective in obesity management Caitlin Cavallucci Assistant Phychologist GST14:25 - 14:35pm Arrthi Pangayatselvan Public Health Consultant14:35 -15:00pm MDT Q+A session

Southwark PLT - Weight Management and Obesity

Please note - this is a 3 day course, all 3 dates must be attended in order to recieve a certificate of attendance-
Day 1 - Friday 17th October
Day 2 - Monday 20th October&nbsp;
Day 3 - Monday 17th November
Description -
During this session, you will enhance your confidence in diagnosing and managing COPD in primary care. Learn to use spirometry effectively, optimise treatment with GOLD guidelines, and support patient self-management. Strengthen your role within the respiratory team and improve patient outcomes.
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Understand COPD pathophysiology, risk factors, and key guidelines (NICE, GOLD)
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Differentiate COPD from other respiratory conditions using clinical assessment and spirometry
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Develop personalised, evidence-based management plans
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Monitor disease progression and optimise treatment through structured reviews
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Manage exacerbations and reduce hospital admissions
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Support patient self-management and treatment adherence
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Work effectively within multidisciplinary teams to deliver holistic care
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Address health inequalities in COPD management
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Confident COPD Management

The aim of this session is to teach you the role of a Chaperone in care and clinical settings, including the current guidance along with an understanding of why a chaperone might be needed. The training involves pre-reading and post-reading materials and a short online assessment.Learning Outcomes:<ul><li>Define the term 'Chaperone'</li><li>Describe the role of a Chaperone and how you will undertake this role</li><li>Recognise the need for a Chaperone in the practice setting</li><li>Disxuss what is meant by an intimate examination</li><li>Explain the rights of the patient</li><li>State how you will communicate this service to patients if required</li><li>Recognise the safeguarding issues around being a Chaperone and how to escalate concerns</li><li>Recognsie and preserve the dignity, respect and privacy of the patient</li></ul>

Chaperone Training

This session offers a chance to revisit childhood and adult immunisations as well as providing updates on any changed which are due in that given year.It will cover changes in the immunisation programme, side effects and contradictions.This session will look at the scenarios on incomplete immunisations.

Immunisation Update - Adults and Children

This training will provide an in-depth exploration of the signs, symptoms, and causes of affective disorders such as depression, unipolar mania, and bipolar affective disorder, as well as psychosis, including schizophrenia, psychosis associated with depression, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar affective disorder. Please note, this session builds on the previous Fundamentals of Mental Health training, so there may be some overlap for delegates attending both.Learning Outcomes <ul><li>Demonstrate an overview of the multi-factorial causes of affective disorders.</li><li>Reflect on the significance and interrelatedness of these factors in the presentation of signs, symptoms, and impact on quality of life.</li><li>Demonstrate an understanding of the various causes of psychosis.</li><li>Reflect on the significance and interrelatedness of these factors in the presentation of signs, symptoms, and impact on quality of life.</li></ul>

Affective and Psychosis Disorders 

This introductory session explores how to take and monitor physical measurements and vital signs to assess body function and identify potential health concerns. Participants will begin developing essential clinical skills in a safe and supportive environment.
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Learning Outcomes -
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
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Explain what physical measurements and vital signs are, and their importance in monitoring health.
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Describe the purpose and procedure for taking vital signs.
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Identify the appropriate equipment required for measuring physical observations.
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Demonstrate correct assembly and use of relevant clinical equipment.
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Accurately take and record physical measurements and vital signs in line with best practice.
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Physiological Measurements 

As you are aware as a smear taker you need to do an update every three years. This is an essential session as it will ensure you are kept up to date with all the latest cytology information. It is important that you attend and please keep your cameras on throughout as this is a mandatory session

Cytology Update 

This study day will provide a revision of skin anatomy, types of wounds - including acute and chronic and the phases of wound healing. We will look at appropriate cleansing techniques, use of dressings and assessment and management of pain. It is appropriate for beginners and those requiring a refresher.Learning Outcomes:Explore the principles of skin anatomyPrinciples of wound assessment and tissue type classificationThe importance of holistic care and assessment in wound careOverview of local wound factors that delay wound healingA practical approach to dressings selection in the management of wounds

Wound Care and Burns 

Women&amp;Girls Health Masterclass - Contraception &amp; Public Health -<ul><li>13.30-13.40 - Welcome and introductions</li><li>13.40-14.20 - Identifying HIV in primary care - Sue Hunter, lived experience ambassador from the Terence Higgins Trust and Dr Grace Bottoni, Lewisham HIV GP Champion</li><li>14.20-14.50 - FGM Awareness - Cllr Naima Ali - Labour Counsellor for Southwark and Former Mayor of Southwark &amp; Dr Emma Humphries</li><li>14.50-15.10 - Break</li><li>15.10-16.00 - Contraception update for GPs - Dr Max Kelen, GPwER Women's Health, Lambeth Women's and Girls' Health Hub</li><li>16.00-16.30 - Vulval Health - Dr Jaya Bhatia, Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust</li></ul>Learning Outcomes<ul><li>- Normalise and Expand HIV testing in primary care</li><li>- Apply current cervical screening guidance in consultations</li><li>- Deliver personalised contraceptive care using best practice</li><li>- Provide sensitive, supportive care for FGM survivors</li><li>- Promote women's and girl's health through culturally sensitive</li></ul>

Women and Girls Health Masterclass 1 : Contraception, Vulval Health and Public Health

Aim:
To introduce you to the models, strategies and approaches to health promotion and explore the health inequalities that currently exist.&nbsp; We then introduce you to the elements of the NHS Health Check (touching on the Vital 5 Mental Health Check) for patients.&nbsp; This will provide you with the knowledge and support to begin to undertake the NHS Health Check independently, understand the results and be able to give brief advice to your patients.
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&nbsp;Learning outcomes:
By the end of the session you will:
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<li>Be able to identify the reasons why these checks are offered.</li>
<li>Be familiar with the procedures and tools to undertake the NHS Health Check.</li>
<li>Understand the ways we can prevent and educate patients to protect them from the risk of disease.</li>
<li>Recognise the models and strategies used in health promotion.</li>
<li>Identify some of the health promotion strategies in relation to current health priorities.</li>
<li>Have had an opportunity to explore how the theories can be applied in practice.</li>
<li>Develop an awareness of factors that impact on the success of health promotion activities.</li>
<li>Understand what motivational interviewing and Making Every Contact Count is, and how these can be used to improve outcomes for patients.</li>
<li>Be prepared for a period of supervision in practice to become competent in undertaking the NHS Health check.</li>
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Please Note: This session is not to be undertaken instead of the Vital 5 Check training if this is delivered in your practice;&nbsp; this course provides some additional learning to help you develop the confidence to have a brief conversation with your patient about their mental health whilst they are attending for their Health Check, and signpost if required.

NHS Health Checks 

Our Aspiring to Partnership programme is a five half-day course designed to equip GPs and medical professionals with the knowledge and skills needed for GP Partnership. Covering NHS structures, finance, compliance, practice development, and partnership agreements, it provides practical insights to help you lead effectively, optimise performance, and deliver high-quality patient care.
The dates for this course are -
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<li>Monday 3rd November&nbsp;</li>
<li>Monday 10th November&nbsp;</li>
<li>Tuesday 18th November&nbsp;</li>
<li>Tuesday 25th November&nbsp;</li>
<li>Tuesday 2nd December</li>
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Learning Outcomes -&nbsp;
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Gain a clear understanding of NHS commissioning and regulatory frameworks at both national and local levels
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Build knowledge to develop and manage financially sustainable practices
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Strengthen leadership and HR skills to manage teams effectively
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Enhance strategic planning capabilities for long-term practice development
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Understand the business and compliance responsibilities of GP premises
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Be fully prepared for the legal, financial, and operational realities of partnership agreements and due diligence
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Aspiring to Partnership

Vaccine hesitancy remains a significant challenge in clinical and community settings. This engaging, non-clinical session is designed to equip you with the tools and confidence to have meaningful, respectful, and effective conversations with patients who are unsure or reluctant about vaccines.Through a mix of interactive discussion, group work, and real-world scenarios, we’ll explore the roots of vaccine hesitancy, common myths and misconceptions, and practical, empathetic approaches to address concerns. Whether you're speaking to individuals or families, this session will help you build trust and support informed decision-making without judgement.Ideal for anyone in a patient-facing role, no clinical background required—just a willingness to listen, learn, and lead conversations that matter.

Productive Conversations with Patients on Vaccines and more

<ul><li>Learning Outcomes:</li><li>Classify the types of adverse events that can follow immunisation </li><li>Discuss how understanding and managing adverse events supports best practice in immunisation </li><li>Consider lessons learnt from best practice </li></ul>

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