PRIMARY CARE
West Lancashire
West Lancashire Primary Care Training Hub works with and on behalf of the 15 practices within the West Lancashire ICB footprint, which covers Northern Parishes, Ormskirk and Skelmersdale PCNs.
We work in close cooperation with the Lancashire and South Cumbria Training Hub central 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.
All the latest training offers and news in West Lancashire and across Lancashire and South Cumbria can be found in our fortnightly 7‑Minute Briefing. If you work within West Lancashire and are not currently receiving our briefing, please contact us to be added to the distribution list.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
News and Information
Events
Join us at our 2026 conference for Nurses and AHPs in Primary Care within Lancashire & South Cumbria which will be taking place Churchills Conference Room, Mill Farm, (Home of AFC Fylde), Coronation Way WESHAM, PRESTON, PR4 3JZ on 16th September 2026. Click here to book your place.
Join Lancashire and South Cumbria Training Hub’s Nurse and AHP forum for 2026-2027. Each forum will be 2 hours long and 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.
7th July 2026, 1.30pm-3.30pm – Cancer early diagnosis session hosted by Jason Feavers
7th October 2026, 1.30pm-3.30pm – 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.
11th November 2026, 1.30pm-3.30pm – Sarah McCrossan from the ICB Recovery & Transformation Programme is hosting a session on frailty.
Click here to book your place
Training
Please visit our main page for more information about our Immunisations and Vaccinations Training Programme.
The ICB NMP Leads and L&SC PCTH are pleased to share with you a 12-month Education and Training programme.
The programme is to support Non-Medical Prescribers in key topic/therapeutic areas and encourage peer discussions and networking.
The bite-sized education and training sessions will be held for 30 minutes via Microsoft Teams every third Tuesday of the month between 12:15pm and 12.45pm.
The following link can be used to access the online sessions Click here to join the meeting
Please visit the NMP webpage for a run down of all proposed sessions:
Independent Prescribing – Lancashire and South Cumbria Training Hub
Funding
Funding is available for staff in West Lancashire who are looking to do their Non-Medical Prescribing. For more information, please visit our Independent Prescribing page. If you would like to register your interest please complete the Expression of Interest form for West Lancashire.
Funding for Liverpool University’s 2-day Cytology Programme is available to Practice Nurses, Nursing Associates & Physician Associates working in Primary Care in Lancashire and South Cumbria. Please visit our Cytology page for more information around the requirements. To find out about funding, please email us at the Training Hub.
Placements
Hosting students is a great way to promote Primary Care as a career and to support the future workforce. If you are a practice in West Lancashire who has never hosted a student before and would like to know more, please click here to get in touch.
Click here to sign up for one of our next Learning Environment Educator Development and Update Workshops.
This workshop is for all supervisors, assessors and Educators who support pre-registration learners, Allied Health Professional, Physician Associates, General Practitioners, NMC Assessors and Supervisors.
Alternatively, if you would like to arrange a bespoke session for your practice, please click here.
Apprenticeships
Visit our apprenticeships webpage to find out about apprenticeship programmes for Primary Care within L&SC. If you are interested in an apprenticeship for yourself, a member of staff or vacancy position, please complete the Training Hub expression of interest form and instructions and advice will be provided.
Our apprenticeships process provides step-by-step instructions to help you apply for an apprenticeship, and an outline of key responsibilities for when your apprentice is on programme. It also contains our updated vacancy guide, which details additional advertising options and financial incentives for employers recruiting externally.
