Lancashire and South Cumbria Training Hub

NHSE Apprenticeship Information Webinars in 2025
2025-09-11 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | Online event
The 1 hour webinar aims to provide an opportunity for anyone new to apprenticeships to develop their knowledge and understanding of apprenticeships, and ask any questions. It will cover; brief overview of apprenticeships, rules / legal requirements, employer and education provider responsibilities, tuition financial support, pipelines and pathways. The webinar is offered (and content is repeated) once a month. Full dates and booking instructions are available here.

MECC for Mental Health
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.

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!

Immunisation and Vaccination Annual Update Training for Primary Care
2025-09-11 09:30 - 13:30, 2025-09-02 09:30 - 13:30, 2025-08-28 09:30 - 13:30
The Immunisation and Vaccination Update provides an annual update of current practice in relation to the immunisation schedules in primary care using PHE guidance.
This training includes NHS Travel Vaccines given for free under the Crown Scheme and does not include travel vaccines outside this schedule
This course is not suitable as foundation training and is only an update and does not cover anaphylaxis or basic life support. This must be completed separately.
This course is for Clinical Experienced Vaccinators, and those who have already been vaccinating and does not include non-clinical Covid only Vaccinators.

The course is designed around the updated National Minimum Standards and the competency assessment tool.
Please see the link below for a copy of the competency assessment tool for registered practitioners: https://www.rcn.org.uk/professional-development/publications/pdf-006943

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.

You will receive a certificate post training for your attendance. Places are limited, if you have booked a place, please ensure you attend.
If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your place. If you are struggling with booking or cancelling your place, please contact us.
By signing up you agree for your information to be stored and shared by the Training hub and with the Training Provider, NHSE and HEE, for the delivery of this training, monitoring, reporting and certification purposes only.

Note Summarising
2025-09-11 09:30 - 12:30
Places are limited . If you cannot attend this training, please ensure you have cancelled your place so that others can book on.
OVERVIEW
The course will raise confidence, eliminates the most common mistakes with a simple to use structure, and will improve the quality of summarising in the practice, which in turn will improve safety, audit, QOF and quality.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Non-Clinical Primary Care Staff
WHAT DO I NEED?

MS TEAMS (join on the app or online)

Pen/Paper

Preferably a camera and mic to participate

HOW LONG IS THE COURSE?
3 hours (Virtual)
HOW TO JOIN?
You will receive an email a couple of days prior to the event with all training materials and a link to join the MS Teams training session.
By signing up you agree for your information to be stored and shared by the Training hub, with the Training Provider and with NHSE and HEE, for the delivery of this training, monitoring, reporting and certification purposes only.

Lancashire and South Cumbria Local and National Nurse and AHP Quarterly Update Forums 2025
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.

10 year plan Masterclass (Non-clinical training for managerial staff)
2025-09-10 09:00 - 10:30
This one and a half hour session gives you the time and understanding to work through the new 10 year plan . To understand how it impacts GP surgeries. Suitable for managers , Assistant managers and Operations managers.

Understanding Bloods
2025-09-09 13:30 - 16:30, 2025-09-08 09:30 - 12:30
COURSE OVERVIEW:
In the dynamic landscape of healthcare, an understanding of blood tests is invaluable for non-clinicians. This course equips participants with the knowledge to navigate the complexities of blood tests, fostering confidence and competence in interpreting results.
MEDICAL NECESSITY:
Participants will delve into the medical reasons behind various blood tests, exploring the diagnostic and monitoring purposes they serve. Understanding the rationale for specific tests empowers non-clinicians to appreciate the role of blood work in uncovering and managing a range of health conditions. From routine screenings to targeted assessments, the course elucidates the diversity of tests employed in primary care.
THERAPEUTIC RANGES:
A crucial aspect of the course is the exploration of therapeutic ranges. Participants will gain insights into the optimal levels of various blood components and the implications of deviations from these norms. Understanding therapeutic ranges is fundamental to recognizing when intervention or further investigation is warranted, ensuring timely and effective patient care.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS:
The course goes beyond theoretical knowledge, incorporating real-world case studies and scenarios. Participants engage in practical exercises, simulating the analysis of diverse blood test results. This hands-on approach enhances their ability to apply theoretical concepts to actual clinical situations.
OUTCOME:
Upon completion, participants emerge with a heightened proficiency in understanding blood tests and results. This newfound expertise enables non-clinicians to contribute effectively to the collaborative healthcare environment, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
AIMS

Clarification of terminology
Understanding blood components
Medical reasons behind the blood tests
Why the blood tests are important

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Non-Clinical Primary Care Staff
WHAT DO I NEED?

MS TEAMS (join on the app or online)

Pen/Paper

Preferably a camera and mic to participate

HOW LONG IS THE COURSE?
3 hours (Virtual)
HOW TO JOIN?
You will receive an email a couple of days prior to the event with all training materials and a link to join the MS Teams training session.
By signing up you agree for your information to be stored and shared by the Training hub, with the Training Provider and with NHSE and ICB, for the delivery of this training, monitoring, reporting and certification purposes only.

Clinical Supervision Sessions for GPNs 2025
2025-09-09 12:00 - 13:00
We have arranged clinical supervision sessions for GPNs for 2025
Each session will cover a different topic
9th September 12-1pm – Asthma with Claire Uttley and Georgina Foulds

Clinical Supervision Sessions for GPNs 2025
2025-09-09 12:00 - 13:00
We have arranged four clinical supervision sessions for GPNs for 2025
Each session will cover a different topic
25th March 1-2pm – Paediatric vaccination schedules with Rebecca Richardson
12th May 1-2pm – Diabetes with Fiona Walker
1st July 1-2pm – Menopause with Claire Morgan
9th September 12-1pm – Asthma with Claire Uttley and Georgina Foulds

BPP's Unlocking Potential: The New Digital Foundation Apprenticeship Information Webinar
2025-09-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Online event
This event is for employers to find out more about this new apprenticeship. Register for the event here.

Covid-19 Update for Primary Care
2025-09-09 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-08-05 09:30 - 11:30
In line with the UK HSA, L&SC PCTH have developed a training session for the National Covid-19 Vaccination Programme
This training includes detailed information on the background of the current programme. Vaccine specific training must be completed separately via elfH completing the module specific for the vaccine you are delivering.
https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/covid-19-vaccination/

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.

You will receive a certificate post training for your attendance. Places are limited, if you have booked a place, please ensure you attend.
If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your place. If you are struggling with booking or cancelling your place, please contact us.
By signing up you agree for your information to be stored and shared by the Training hub and with the Training Provider, NHSE and HEE, for the delivery of this training, monitoring, reporting and certification purposes only.

Wellbeing techniques
2025-09-03 11:00 - 12:00
Join us and learn how to create your own events using Health and Wellbeing resources

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.

Places are limited, if you have booked a place, please ensure you attend.
If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your place. If you are struggling with booking or cancelling your place, please contact us.
By signing up you agree for your information to be stored and shared by the Training hub and with the Training Provider, NHSE and ICB, for the delivery of this training, monitoring, reporting and certification purposes only.

Health and Wellbeing Champion Training
2025-09-02 13:00 - 14:00
Wellbeing should be a shared value across the organisation and not owned by one person or team​
This training will empower primary care organisations to create or upskill a team of employees to work alongside the Wellbeing Guardians and Wellbeing Champion Leads in the development, delivery and improvement of well-being within their workplace.

The goal is to align with the NHS Peoples Plan and the ICS to embed a positive culture of health across primary care ​

The training will be delivered by well-being leads and cascaded in TTT technique to champions

Learning Environment Educator Development and Update Workshops
2025-08-27 12:00 - 13:30
This workshop is for all Educators who support pre-registration learners, Allied Health Professionals, Physician Associates, General Practitioners, NMC Assessors and Supervisors.

This is an interactive discussion on the learning environment, HEE Quality Framework (2021), assessment and supervision process, the learners and an overview of NMC standards and the requirements of the above professions.

You will receive an email prior to the workshop with the required pre-reading attached for this session.

Phlebotomy/Venepuncture Training - Kendal
2025-08-26 09:15 - 16:30 | Room 4, Education Centre, Westmorland General Hospital, Burton Rd, Kendal LA9 7RG, United Kingdom
The aim of this phlebotomy training course is to teach learners how to safely take blood samples for tests or donation, while keeping patients comfortable and following UK health and safety guidelines. The training is suitable for both beginners and those with some experience.
*This training is delivered at a cost of £67.50 per place for Social Care employees. Before you book on the course, please make sure that your employer has agreed to cover the cost as they will be billed. If you are unable to attend you must cancel your place as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours before the event. If you do not attend without prior cancellation or cancel within our 48 hours notice period you will be charged.

Location
Room 4, Education Centre, Westmorland General Hospital, Burton Rd, Kendal LA9 7RG

Course Summary
This phlebotomy course is designed to teach you the skills and knowledge you need to succeed as a phlebotomist. You will gain hands-on practice using a lifelike arm simulator to master venepuncture techniques.
The course covers key topics such as anatomy, blood collection methods, patient interaction, safety from bloodborne diseases, and the ethical guidelines you must follow. You will receive a certificate post-training for your attendance.
Please note: This course contains a full practical (face-to-face) session.

Will attending this training make me competent?
In short, no. Caring for Care’s classroom-based assessments are designed to bridge the gap between classroom learning and workplace competency. Furthermore, they will provide you with the relevant workbooks and competency proformas to be observed and signed off within the workplace according to your local policy.

Attendance/Cancellation
Places are limited, if you have booked a place, please ensure you attend.

If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your place as soon as possible. If you do not attend without prior cancellation (no later than 48 hours before the event), you may be charged. If you are struggling with booking or cancelling your place, please contact us.

By signing up you agree for your information to be stored and shared by the Training hub and with the Training Provider, NHSE and HEE, for the delivery of this training, monitoring, reporting and certification purposes only.

NICE Guidance update for CYP Asthma
2025-08-20 12:30 - 13:30
Claire and Georgina are two specialist asthma nurses working for Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB. The training includes an update on the new NICE guidance published in November 2024; how to optimise an asthma review for children and young people and how to identify children and young people at highest risk of asthma exacerbation.

If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your place. If you are struggling with booking or cancelling your place, please contact us on mbpcc.lscthub@nhs.net

By signing up you agree for your information to be stored and shared by the Training hub and with the Training Provider, NHSE and the ICB, for the delivery of this training, monitoring, reporting and certification purposes only.

PCN Lead Nurse Forum
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.

National Influenza Update Training 2025
2025-08-19 09:30 - 11:30
In line with the UK HSA, L&SC PCTH have developed an update training session for the National Influenza Programme.
Sign up to this 1.5 hour virtual update available for all staff who are intending delivery of flu vaccinations this year.
This training discusses the National Flu Immunisation Programme and outlines which groups are eligible for flu vaccination.

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.

You will receive a certificate post training for your attendance. Places are limited, if you have booked a place, please ensure you attend.
If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your place. If you are struggling with booking or cancelling your place, please contact us.
By signing up you agree for your information to be stored and shared by the Training hub and with the Training Provider, NHSE and HEE, for the delivery of this training, monitoring, reporting and certification purposes only.

LDN Sustainable Healthcare Academy Insight Webinars in July and August
2025-08-12 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Online event
LDN is an Ofsted rated outstanding apprenticeship provider, who will be running their 3rd cohort in October 2025 for the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Practitioner apprenticeship. To find out more please follow this link and book on to one of the July or August Insight Sessions.

MECC for Physical Activity
2025-08-12 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.

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 Physical Activity
2025-08-12 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.

Influenza, Shingles and Pneumococcal Vaccination and B12 Administration Update Training (this does not include Covid)
2025-08-07 09:30 - 12:00
Update training for immunisation and vaccinations covering Influenza, Shingles and Pneumococcal Vaccination and B12 Administration designed to provide health care professionals with an annual update in line with the national minimum standards and core curriculum for immunisations.
Please note Covid is not included

This course is designed around the National Flu immunisation programme plus the Pneumococcal and Shingles routine schedules.
B12 is an additional component to this training. It is not a vaccine and not a mandatory requirement however we include it in this training to support good practice.

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.

You will receive a certificate post training for your attendance. Places are limited, if you have booked a place, please ensure you attend.
If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your place. If you are struggling with booking or cancelling your place, please contact us.
By signing up you agree for your information to be stored and shared by the Training hub and with the Training Provider, NHSE and HEE, for the delivery of this training, monitoring, reporting and certification purposes only.

RSV Programme
2025-08-05 13:00 - 14:00
We are offering a short lunch and learn session for HCPs delivering the new programme to protect eligible individuals against respiratory syncytial virus.

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.

You will receive a certificate post training for your attendance. Places are limited, if you have booked a place, please ensure you attend.
If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your place. If you are struggling with booking or cancelling your place, please contact us.
By signing up you agree for your information to be stored and shared by the Training hub and with the Training Provider, NHSE and HEE, for the delivery of this training, monitoring, reporting and certification purposes only.

Recognising stress and compassion fatigue
2025-08-04 12:30 - 13:30
