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COVID-19 Training

This section will provide the latest national, regional and local training for COVID-19

Video Group Clinics (VGCs) – Sentinel Practices Wanted

We have the opportunity for anybody working within our GP practices or Federation to receive fully funded virtual training on Video Group Clinics.  This is the same concept as Group Consultations which a number of Stockport health care professionals have already undertaken training for.  However, this training is suitable for anybody, no previous experience is necessary.

The training consists of a one hour briefing session for anybody who wants to consider this for their practice/service, usually a lead GP or PM (however, if you are clear that you would like to implement this you can go straight onto the 2.5 hour training session).  This is then followed up by a 2.5 hour virtual training session for all at the practice who are interested/will be involved.

This is all that is needed, all materials will be provided for practices to then start to implement these video clinics with immediate effect.  Ideally, practices will have the functionality to use MS Teams to run the clinics as this seems to be the most effective platform.

Sentinel practices will be first to run VGCs. They will get some additional support from The Experience Led Care Programme and their digital support partner Redmoor Health to help them to get set up and make accelerated progress with VGCs.

In return, Sentinel practices will:

  • Help identify priority VGC models that save time and create capacity linked to managing the primary care COVID 19 caseload and more widely;
  • Share what is working well and can be improved about the technology and platforms you are running video group clinics on;
  • Share what is working well and can be improved about the practicing this way;
  • Flag areas where you need their support team to help you find solutions and improvements that will accelerate progress

Workforce to run VGCs – The practice delivery team for VGCs includes:

  • Clinicians: like in real world group consultations, the ‘clinician’ is only present half the time (social prescribing link workers may also use VGCs to monitor sheltered people – in this context, they may only be present for part of the VGC)
  • Technical facilitators: because of the challenges of getting patients up and running with video technology, the facilitator in a VGC has an additional role – as well as supporting patients to prepare questions  for the clinician and to reflect on next steps after the clinician leaves, the facilitator in VGCs has to make sure patients are set up and ready to participate using their technology. This is why we have called them ‘technical facilitators’. The people who take on this role do not have to be based in the practice. They do need skills in supporting people to get to grips with simple IT and also good people skills. It may be possible to use NHS volunteers, as well as practice and other out of hospital non clinical support staff
  • Clinic co-ordinators: this way of working will require administrative support so having people within your admin team who understand this change will be key. Those who provide admin support may also be facilitators.

Patient Groups – VGCs will ideally include 6-8 patients per group.  Early VGC work within the national programme is likely to centre on proactively supporting those at high risk, including sheltered people and those living with COVID and LTCs. Where capacity allows now and as we start to move towards recovery, VGCs will also provide a very efficient way of catching up with planned reviews.

Next Steps – Individuals from practices interested in this should sign up for the one hour briefing or alternatively book directly onto the 2.5 hour training:

  • Go to www.events.england.nhs.uk
  • Enter “VGC” or “Sentinel” in the search box
  • You will find a selection of dates for briefing and training sessions
  • Book on your chosen session (you will need to click “buy” even though the sessions are free to attend)
  • You will be sent a joining instructions email with the link to join your chosen session. It might only arrive the day before your booked session

If this is something that you do progress with, if happy to do so, please inform Maria Murphy, ETD Manager at the CCG (mmurphy@nhs.net) so we can align this with the Group Consultation work that is ongoing.

The CCG will try to provide support to help you implement this across your practice.  If you would like to discuss this further please contact Maria.

Further Training

Chaperone Training
This course has been specifically designed for both clinical staff and non-clinical staff who will be performing chaperone duties, it is being facilitated by Kay Keane. This will run via Zoom on Wednesday 6th May but dates will be continually added as demand requires it.  Please book via Virtual College – https://stockportccg.virtual-college.co.uk/Default.aspx

For more information visit: Chaperoning for Primary Care Teams

Mandatory Training

Access to our Virtual College Learning Management System – https://stockportccg.virtual-college.co.uk/Default.aspx.  Your user name should be your email address.

Immunisation and Vaccination Training

Dr Baxter is going to run update sessions via Zoom. First dates include an Immunisation and Vaccination update including flu on 18 June and a Q&A session on 11 May.

For more information visit: Immunisation and Vaccination Training

IT Skills For more information visit: IT Skills Pathway Office Training

Finance Skills For more information visit: Finance HFMA modules e-learning

COVID 19 Modules

Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH) has created an e-learning programme in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic that is free to access, without logging in (please note if you access without logging in there will not be a record of  your learning), for the entire UK health and care workforce, including those working in the NHS, the independent sector and social care.  The programme includes key materials to help the health and care workforce respond to Coronavirus.  Additional content is being added regularly. It can be accessed via www.e-lfh.org.uk/coronavirus.

Resilience/Stress Management –  8 week modules including Sleep, Resilience, Stress and Challenging Times programmes. These are free of charge  for NHS staff and their family members and can be accessed for up to a year from when you sign up.  Use this link https://nhs.silvercloudhealth.com/signup/  and use access code: NHS2020

Range of /leadership/behaviour change/project management/clinical skills/Covid 19 modules via  e-learning for Healthcare – https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/.  Please note you will have to register when you first logon but this is free of charge.

Project Management course – for people working on and leading projects in their work but who may not see themselves as professional project managers. This is run by the Open University and is a 4 week course that requires 3 hours of weekly study.  Further details can be found via –

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/project-management-beyond-the-basics

Variety of topics including business and management courses – Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are free online courses available for anyone to enrol, please be careful with some of the courses as there are additional costs.  To see the range of courses use this link –

https://www.mooc.org/

GP Clinical topics – Red Whale are offering 3 months free access to their CPD website. Visit GPCPD.com, register or login, and enter code RWGIFT in the activation or top up box

COVID-19 Training

Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH) has created an e-learning programme in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic that is free to access, without logging in (please note if you access without logging in there will not be a record of  your learning), for the entire UK health and care workforce, including those working in the NHS, the independent sector and social care.

The programme includes key materials to help the health and care workforce respond to Coronavirus.  The Coronavirus programme currently includes limited resources, but they will add more content in the coming days and weeks.

The additional content will include new sessions and content curated from different sources such as existing HEE e-LfH sessions and materials from other organisations such as NHS England and NHS Improvement or the World Health Organization.

It can be accessed via www.e-lfh.org.uk/coronavirus. Content in the Coronavirus programme currently includes:

  • Essential Guidance from the NHS, Government and WHO
  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Personal Protection Equipment
  • Critical Care Resources
  • RCGP learning
  • Invasive Ventilation
  • Intensive Care Medicine
  • Anaesthesia
  • Induction of International and Returning GPs
  • Statutory and Mandatory Training*

*Mandatory Training – if  you do have new staff who need to quickly undertake mandatory training this should be completed using the Virtual College Learning Management System – https://stockportccg.virtual-college.co.uk/Default.aspx.

If you need any support or help with this please contact the Education Team via stoccg.learningdevelopment@nhs.net