Heart failure is the destination condition of most cardiovascular diseases. Cardiometabolic disorders such as diabetes with factors such as obesity, raised cholesterol and high blood pressure are also prevalent in people diagnosed with heart failure. An estimated 1 million people are living with heart failure in the UK. There are 200,000 new diagnoses each year…
NHS England is pleased to announce that a primary care manager career development framework has now been published and is live on the Practice and PCN support Future NHS workspace (sign up required). Please also find a PDF version here: Primary Care Manager Career Development Framework The largest and most established profession in primary care…
NHS Digital continue to prepare to launch the new cervical screening management system (CSMS). Once CSMS goes live, Open Exeter will no longer be accessible for NHS Cervical Screening Programme purposes. All staff who deliver NHS Cervical Screening Programme services and need to use the system, now need to take two key actions: Alternatively, should…
The Air Quality Team would like to announce the launch of new Air Quality alerts for GPs and emergency department health professionals. This comes following a commitment made at the 2022 Clean Air and Health Summit. These new alerts will be sent by the Mayor of London’s existing Air Quality Alerts system and sent by…
Knowledge and library resources for GP and practice teams. NHS Knowledge and Library Services in North West London Walk in access Some services can offer study space and resources to be used on site – check here for more details https://www.hlisd.org/networks/108 and contact library staff before you visit for the first time Lunch and learns…
Podcast: “Air Pollution: A Silent Health Threat We Can’t Ignore“ Direct link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1925512/14143391 The London Air Quality and Health Programme Office are pleased to announce the launch of this podcast. It was released on 15th February 2024, in memory of the life of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah and as a testament to the work of her family…
The UKCGC is runs a series of free, online evening classes (17:30-18:30) for Caldicott Guardians and those performing the Caldicott function for their organisation. The classes aim to spread good practice and share ideas for practical implementation. Tuesday, 16 July 2024Maintaining Confidentiality after death: the role of the CG Monday, 12 August 2024Information sharing with…
The workforce planning masterclass programme provides a practical guide to sustainable and evidence-based workforce planning. The course will take you through the 6-step workforce planning methodology from start to finish, using a robust process that, if followed thoroughly, will greatly increase your chance of successful implementation of your workforce plan. Whilst the 6-step methodology has been…
What is NWL Flexible Pool?Hounslow Consortium and Agilio TeamNet and MyLocumManager (MLM) have been approved by the NWL Primary Care Workforce Executive to implement and run the NWL Flexible Pool to improve the way GP Practices connect and book shifts with local locum GPs. TeamNet + MLM will provide you with the tools to use…