Learning Disability Awareness and AHC’s: A Whole Practice Approach
2025-02-11 12:30 - 14:00, 2025-03-11 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
Who should attend:
Any staff member who is involved in and/or has an interest in supporting people with learning disabilities (PWLD) to have annual health checks.

Description of training:

Training sessions will cover what a learning disability is/is not, and the characteristics seen within different levels of LD
Overview of LD inclusion tool to identify patients, when and how to use
Overview of LeDeR – purpose and statistics of preventable deaths in PWLD
Importance of Annual Health Checks and common health issues in PWLD
Mental Capacity in relation to healthcare for PWLD
Barriers to accessing equitable healthcare for PWLD
AHC and health action plans – what should be considered, how to develop an effective HAP
Effective strategies to support successful AHC’s
Service aims and objectives of the Health Facilitation Team to support GP practices
Learning Disability Champion proposal
Video’s from PWLD – explanation of their experiences of health checks

This is an interactive session and you will be expected to interact. Please ensure you have a camera and microphone available to attend the meeting.

PCN Lead Nurse Forum
2025-02-26 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-27 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-19 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-06-23 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-07-23 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-08-20 12:30 - 13:30
We host a Virtual Forum for PCN Lead Nurses/Representatives, once a month (day and time changes monthly to allow accessibility to all).
The Forum provides useful resources, regular update of communications from local Integrated Care Board such as Infection Control and Safeguarding and National Steer. It allows nurses to share best practice and innovation across the system, collectively raise any nurse issues and provides peer support.

As part of the General Practice Nurse Programme in Lancashire and South Cumbria, we have funding for a Lead Nurse in Primary Care Networks to join our collaborative. The collaborative is continuing the work from the GPN10PP to collectively work together to support all nurses in Primary Care.

Closing Date to nominate for 'Our Health Heroes Awards'
2025-03-04
The ‘Our Health Heroes Awards’ is delivered by Skills for Health. There are various categories to nominate a Hero for, including; Apprentice of the Year, Best Healthcare Workforce Collaboration, Clinical Support Worker of the Year and Dedication to a Lifelong Learning Culture. Find out more and nominate here, before the Tuesday 4th March 2025 deadline.

Spirometry Skills Workshop
2025-04-22 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-08 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-24 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-08 10:00 - 13:00 | (1st Floor Conference Room) Fatima Health Centre, 228 Garstang Road, Preston, PR2 9QB, United Kingdom
The session will include verification of the spirometer using a 3 litre syringe and an opportunity to practice performing spirometry with an experienced clinical educator.

The workshops welcome General Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Nursing Associates, Trainee Nursing Associates, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Student Nurses, Student Nurse Paramedics, Physician Associates… anyone with a clinical role within Primary Care that is already trained in spirometry

PCN Lead Nurse Forum
2025-04-29 12:30 - 13:30
We host a Virtual Forum for PCN Lead Nurses/Representatives, once a month (day and time changes monthly to allow accessibility to all).
The Forum provides useful resources, regular update of communications from local Integrated Care Board such as Infection Control and Safeguarding and National Steer. It allows nurses to share best practice and innovation across the system, collectively raise any nurse issues and provides peer support.

As part of the General Practice Nurse Programme in Lancashire and South Cumbria, we have funding for a Lead Nurse in Primary Care Networks to join our collaborative. The collaborative is continuing the work from the GPN10PP to collectively work together to support all nurses in Primary Care.
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Lancashire and South Cumbria Local and National Nurse and AHP Quarterly Update Forums 2025
2025-05-14 12:30 - 13:15, 2025-09-10 12:30 - 13:15
We have arranged four general practice nurse and AHP forums for 2025.
Each forum will last 45 minutes including a national and local update plus time for Q&As
The forums are:
26th March 12.30-1.15
14th May 12.30-1.15​

​10th September 12.30-1.15
Please book a slot on each of the above sessions by selecting the date from the drop down on the listing and booking each session separately
We will be arranging an additional session in December 2025- details to follow

This is an interactive session and you will be expected to interact. Please ensure you have a camera and microphone available to attend the meeting.

MECC for Physical Activity
2025-05-22 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-06-17 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-07-10 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-08-12 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-09-17 10:00 - 12:30
Aims of the Course
The module supports anyone who is not a physical activity specialist by supplying high quality and evidence based physical activity training that develops knowledge, skills and confidence to integrate relevant physical activity messages and interventions into everyday conversations. On completion you will have awareness of:

The MECC approach and how this can be applied in your setting.

What is meant by physical activity (including awareness of the latest Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines).

How to deliver healthy lifestyle messages linked to physical activity, to encourage people to change their behaviour.

Where suitable resources for signposting can be found.

Who is the course aimed at?
The course is aimed at anybody interested in looking to support physical activity conversations in the workplace or community. It is particularly useful for workplace health champions, and those who are responsible for workplace health and wellbeing strategies. No previous knowledge is required in order to obtain the content of this course.
How long is the course?
The course is delivered over a 2.5 hour online session.

2 Day Health Coaching in person - Blackpool
2025-06-17 09:00 - 17:00
This 2 day programme (17th June and 24th June 09.00-17.00) is designed to support practitioners from all health, care, community and voluntary sectors to learn how to use health coaching effectively in their current roles. It will give you the opportunity to build on the many skills you already possess and learn how a health coaching approach can very usefully support your work.

This is a highly interactive programme with an emphasis on skill practice and development. The programme will be delivered using a participative and experiential learning process supported by expert input. We will create many opportunities to practice skills and challenge you to identify how you can apply their learning to your own work place settings. Further, the programme will provide an opportunity to discuss applications of health coaching in your system, develop relationships and network with others.

We emphasise skills for embedding health coaching through on-going practice, reflection and planning as reflexive practitioners. We follow-up these programmes with a series of e-learning based health coaching shots that comprise brief inputs and memory aids to support you in the application of their learning after the workshop.

Please note that even though these courses are funded, please make every effort to attend. if you are unable to attend please let us know as early as possible so that someone else may benefit, thank you!

PAM- Patient Activation Measure 2.5 hr online
2025-06-25 09:30 - 12:00
The PAM® can make a valuable contribution to assessing a patient’s ability to self care at any given time. This assessment helps support next steps on what would be needed to increase their levels of knowledge, skills and confidence in order to improve their health and wellbeing outcomes. It can be used to tailor interventions to individual needs, significantly increasing the likelihood that people will adopt behaviours that contribute to better health. It can also help commissioners to make available the kinds of interventions needed, especially for those with low levels of activation who have most to gain.

Though this course is offered to you fully funded, please make every effort to attend once you have enrolled, or make us aware so that someone else may benefit. Thank you!

MECC for Mental Health
2025-06-26 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-09-11 10:00 - 12:30
MECC for Mental Health

This course will provide you information about how to use the Making Every Contact Count (MECC) approach, talking about mental health and where to direct people to within those conversations

Aims of the Course

On completion you will understand:

How mental health and wellbeing affect people in every day settings.

How to feel confident in discussing mental health and wellbeing.

How to start and have a mental health and wellbeing conversation.

Mental health in the workplace.

Available mental health and wellbeing support and resources.

Who is the course aimed at ?

The course is not only aimed at people supporting people with their mental health and wellbeing, but also those whose roles might not traditionally have any mental health training but have the opportunity to discuss mental health and wellbeing. This could include settings such as libraries, gyms, charity support services, hairdressers, and other public facing settings. The course could also be used in the induction of new staff and volunteers across a variety of workplaces.

MECC Train the Trainer in person - Preston
2025-07-02 09:30 - 17:00
Please visit the Active Lancashire website for further details and contact for information regarding location
MECC Train the Trainer by Active Lancashire on cademy.io

2 Day Health Coaching in person - Preston
2025-07-02 09:30 - 17:00
This 2 day programme (2nd July and 9th July 09.30-17.00) is designed to support practitioners from all health, care, community and voluntary sectors to learn how to use health coaching effectively in their current roles. It will give you the opportunity to build on the many skills you already possess and learn how a health coaching approach can very usefully support your work.
This is a highly interactive programme with an emphasis on skill practice and development. The programme will be delivered using a participative and experiential learning process supported by expert input. We will create many opportunities to practice skills and challenge you to identify how you can apply their learning to your own work place settings. Further, the programme will provide an opportunity to discuss applications of health coaching in your system, develop relationships and network with others.
We emphasise skills for embedding health coaching through on-going practice, reflection and planning as reflexive practitioners. We follow-up these programmes with a series of e-learning based health coaching shots that comprise brief inputs and memory aids to support you in the application of their learning after the workshop.
Please note that even though these courses are funded, please make every effort to attend. if you are unable to attend please let us know as early as possible so that someone else may benefit, thank you!

PAM - Patient Activation Measure 2.5 hr online
2025-07-04 09:30 - 12:00

2 Day Health Coaching in person - Morecambe
2025-09-11 09:30 - 17:00
This 2 day programme (11th September and 18th September 09.30-17.00) is designed to support practitioners from all health, care, community and voluntary sectors to learn how to use health coaching effectively in their current roles. It will give you the opportunity to build on the many skills you already possess and learn how a health coaching approach can very usefully support your work.
This is a highly interactive programme with an emphasis on skill practice and development. The programme will be delivered using a participative and experiential learning process supported by expert input. We will create many opportunities to practice skills and challenge you to identify how you can apply their learning to your own work place settings. Further, the programme will provide an opportunity to discuss applications of health coaching in your system, develop relationships and network with others.
We emphasise skills for embedding health coaching through on-going practice, reflection and planning as reflexive practitioners. We follow-up these programmes with a series of e-learning based health coaching shots that comprise brief inputs and memory aids to support you in the application of their learning after the workshop.
Please note that even though these courses are funded, please make every effort to attend. if you are unable to attend please let us know as early as possible so that someone else may benefit, thank you!

Annual General Practice Nurse and Allied Health Professional Conference 17th September 2025- Churchills Conference Room at Mill Farm, (Home of AFC Fylde) Coronation Way WESHAM, PRESTON, PR4 3JZ
2025-09-17 09:00 - 16:30 | Churchills Conference Room at Mill Farm, (Home of AFC Fylde) Coronation Way WESHAM, PRESTON, PR4 3JZ, United Kingdom
Join us at our 2025 conference for Nurses and AHPs in Primary Care within Lancashire & South Cumbria. Please note the change of venue!
