PRIMARY CARE
Morecambe Bay
Morecambe Bay Primary Care Training Hub works with and on behalf of the 31 practices within the Morecambe Bay ICB footprint, which covers the Furness Peninsula, South Cumbria and North Lancashire.
We work in close cooperation with the Lancashire and South Cumbria Training Hub team as well as the other locality teams in the region to deliver locally and regionally commissioned educational and development programmes. You can read more about them in the Education section of this website.
WHAT'S HAPPENING ACROSS MORECAMBE BAY?
Spirometry Training with Tracy Kirk
Student Support – Nursing Placements in Primary Care
Student Paramedic Placements – University of Cumbria
We are pleased to release the following spirometry training dates with Tracy Kirk:
Training Session Title | Dates | Medtribe Booking Link |
Interpreting Adult Spirometry | 15 January 2026 9.30am-12.30pm 4 February 2026 9.30am-12.30pm | |
Interpreting Paediatric Spirometry | 14 January 2026 9.30am-12.30pm 28 January 2026 9.30am-12.30pm | |
Performing Adult Spirometry | 13 November 2026 9.30am-12.30pm 22 January 2026 9.30am-12.30pm | |
Performing Paediatric Spirometry | 6 November 2026 9.30am-12.30pm 20 January 2026 9.30am-12.30pm |
These sessions are fully funded for staff working in General Practice in Lancashire and South Cumbria.
All bookings are subject to a 14-day cancellation policy. Please see the listing for details of the cancellation policy and cancellation fees.
Please note there is pre-reading to complete prior to each session which will take approximately 3 hours and post session there will be some e-learning to complete which will take between 6 and 10 hours. Please ensure you book time to complete this prior to the session.
The pre-reading will be released approximately 12 days prior to the session.
Hosting nursing students is a great way to promote Primary Care as a career and support the future workforce.
Students can:
Join at any point in their 3-year programme
Work on projects (e.g. clinics, health promotion)
Spend time with the whole team to get a full picture of Primary Care
Receive support from a qualified nurse (90-min virtual supervisor training provided)
Practice payment: £130 per full-time week.
Placement Dates:
Year 1:
• 12 Jan – 8 Mar 2026
• 1 Jun – 26 Jul 2026
Year 2:
• 6 Oct – 16 Nov 2025
• 30 Mar – 24 May 2026
• 13 Jul – 9 Aug 2026
Year 3:
• 24 Nov – 21 Dec 2025
• 5 Jan – 22 Feb 2026
• 27 Apr – 24 May 2026
• 1 Jun – 12 Jul 2026
Can you support a placement?
Contact Dannii & Abi – GPEF Team
[email protected]
We’re looking for practices to host Year 3 Paramedic students from the University of Cumbria during the week of 10 November 2025.
Placement details:
1-week block (10–30 hours, based on your capacity)
Flexible hours – agreed between the practice and learner
Focus: Overview of Primary Care and multi-disciplinary working
Learners need a named support contact (not necessarily a paramedic)
Great opportunity to showcase the paramedic role in Primary Care
Tariff: £3.51/hour (approx. £130 per full-time week)
Can you support a placement or have questions?
Please contact Dannii & Abi – GPEF Team
[email protected]
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