Lancashire and South Cumbria Training Hub

Menopause drop in support session for wellbeing
2025-12-03 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London)
We are hosting menopause drop in sessions to offer a support network to those experiencing menopausal symptoms or who are going through the menopause.

This is not a formal session but just a drop in to chat and share experiences; good or bad.
We are delighted to be joined by Claire Morgan (GPN) from Library House Surgery who has a special interest in women’s health

There will be opportunities to ask questions, get involved and be supported in this session.

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.

Lead Nurse Forum
2026-01-15 13:00 - 14:00
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.

PCN Lead Nurse Forum
2026-01-15 13:00 - 14:00
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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Ovarian Cancer - Early Diagnosis
2026-02-03 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-02-19 10:00 - 11:00
This session will be delivered by representative from Ovacome, Ovarian Cancer Charity, alongside Karina Bidiss and Victoria Clare and is suitable for GPNs
Ovarian cancer is predominantly diagnosed at late stage in the UK and we have some of the poorest survival outcomes in Europe. Over 40% of women were diagnosed through presenting at A&E and many myths exist around diagnosis and symptoms. This training sessions will cover:
Signs and symptoms
Information about the disease that you need to know
Diagnosis, hereditary risk
Debunking myths
What treatment pathways follow diagnosis
Available support for you and patients
The local picture – what we know and what we want to see locally
Give you resources and information to pass on to your patients and their family members
Resources for patients who may face barriers to diagnosis (such as living in poverty, having low literacy or English as a second language)
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.
If you have any additional needs or requirements to attend this session, please contact us at 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 NHS ICB, for the delivery of this training, monitoring, reporting and certification purposes only.

PCN Lead Nurse Forum
2026-02-26 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-26 13:00 - 14:00

PCN Lead Nurse Forums 2025-2026
2026-02-26 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-26 13:00 - 14:00
Lancashire and South Cumbria Primary Care Training Hub’s PCN Lead Nurse Forums are held monthly. Sessions available to book are from January 2025 – March 2026. December 2026 will be face to face and details will follow
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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​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.

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.

If you have any additional needs or requirements to attend this session, please contact us at 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 NHS ICB, for the delivery of this training, monitoring, reporting and certification purposes only.

Clinical Supervision Session for GPNs - Asthma with Angela Ormrod
2026-04-28 13:00 - 14:30
We have arranged four clinical supervision sessions for GPNs for 2026 with a further two early 2027.
Each session will cover a different topic- you must have a camera and microphone to attend the session
This session will cover Asthma with Angela Ormrod

Lancashire and South Cumbria Local and National Nurse and AHP Quarterly Update Forums
2026-07-07 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-10-07 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-11-11 13:30 - 15:30
Lancashire and South Cumbria Practice Nurse and AHP national and local update forums
We have set up 4 new style forums for 2026-2027. Each forum will be 2 hours long and these have been arranged on PLT afternoons so that some locality staff will be able to join, however, any GPN or AHP from other localities can join any of the sessions. Each session will focus on one topic, delivered by an expert in that field. The session will be of an educational nature and there will be an opportunity to ‘ask the expert’ at the end of the session.
The remaining forum for 2025-2026 will be still be 45 minutes as follows:
10th March 2026 – 13:30-14:15 – presentation by Hannah Goldsmith, Senior Infection Control Nurse who will give a general IPC update on various topics:

Primary Care IPC Champions
A brief slide on ANTT
Gloves off campaign
Skin decontamination, just a summary/clarification slide
Winter IPC reminders
Flu season
New IPC section on primary care intranet

This will be followed by an explanation of the new format to the forums going forward
The new forum dates are:
7th July 13:30-15:30​ – Cancer early diagnosis session hosted by Jason Feavers with an opportunity to ask the expert!

7th October 13:30-15:30​ – This session is hosted by Jeannie Hayhurst who is clinical lead for cardio vascular disease prevention she is going to talk about tobacco, physical exercise, diet, blood pressure and pulse and the effects on long term conditions in particular CVD. With an ask the expert session

11th November 13:30-15:30​
Further details for the above sessions will be added as and when information is available.
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

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.

Clinical Supervision Sessions for GPNs 2026 - Resistance to Contraception
2026-11-10 12:30 - 14:00
We have arranged four clinical supervision sessions for GPNs for 2026 with a further two early 2027.
Each session will cover a different topic- you must have a camera and microphone to attend the session
This session will look at hesitation and resistance to contraception with Joanne Motely
