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Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for Nurses, Nurse Associates and AHPs

Individual Opportunities 

The opportunity is available to receive funding for their Continuous Professional Development (CPD).  This is an individual development  fund to equip you with new clinical skills to enhance your care, develop your career and help you to meet your continuing professional registration requirements.   The roles eligible for this are:

  • Advanced Nurse Practitioners
  • Extended Role Practice Nurses
  • Nurse Dispensers
  • Nurse Specialists
  • Nursing Associates
  • Nursing Partners
  • Paramedics
  • Physiotherapists
  • Podiatrists
  • Practice Nurses
  • Therapists

Each individual is entitled to a maximum of £333 in this financial year from this funding. The Primary Care 23/24 CPD allocation has been calculated using the National Workforce Reporting System data, not all returns are completed in full unfortunately, therefore the fund does not cover all those eligible staff in Stockport.  Access to funding must be linked to personal professional requirements as well as system and population health priorities. For clarity, this funding is an investment solely for CPD training and cannot be used for funding backfill.

Some of the key providers are listed below, this list is not exhaustive:

Requesting Funding

If you have a request for funding for you individually, please complete the Application Form and return to gmicb-sto.learningdevelopment@nhs.net by Monday 4th September 2023.

General Opportunities

In addition to the individual funding (above) the following training has been arranged, as part of the CPD funding:

Lunch and Learn CPD Sessions

The sessions are aimed at those who have already undertaken basic level training in the relevant topics, details below:

  • Thursday 7th March 2024 – Early Onset Type 2 Diabetes
  • Tuesday 16th April 2024 – Bronchiectasis in a Nutshell
  • Thursday 9th May 2024 – Back to School Asthma Attacks

All sessions will be taking place virtually from 12pm – 1.30

Due to the limited availability of places initially a maximum of one session can be booked per person. Please confirm which sessions are your first and second preference.

Basic COPD for Primary Care

  • Wednesday 25th October 2023
  • Wednesday 22nd November 2023
  • Wednesday 13th December 2023
  • Wednesday 3rd January 2024

All sessions are taking place remotely via Microsoft Teams, 2pm – 4pm – Please note all four sessions must be attended.

This course is suitable for those who are either just getting started in Primary Care or are looking to develop expertise in COPD. The aim is to influence and change your respiratory practice in relation to the diagnosis, assessment and management of COPD by increasing your knowledge and practical skills. Further details are available on the Flyer

Basic Asthma in Adults

  • Thursday 9th November 2023
  • Wednesday 6th December 2023
  • Tuesday 9th January 2024
  • Tuesday 6th February 2024

All sessions are taking place remotely via Microsoft Teams, 2pm – 4pm – Please note all four sessions must be attended.

This course is suitable for those who are either just getting started in Primary Care or are looking to develop expertise in asthma. The aim is to influence and change your respiratory practice in relation to the diagnosis, assessment and management of asthma in adults by increasing your knowledge and practical skills. Further details are available on the Flyer

Cardio Diabetes for Primary Care

  • Wednesday 26th October 2023
  • Tuesday 21st November 2023
  • Tuesday 12th December 2023
  • Thursday 4th January 2024
  • Wednesday 31st January 2024
  • Wednesday 28th February 2024

All sessions are taking place remotely via Microsoft Teams, 2pm – 4pm – Please note all six sessions must be attended.

This course is suitable for those who are either just getting started in Primary Care or are looking to develop expertise in Type 2 Diabetes. The aim is to influence and change your diabetes practice in relation to the diagnosis, assessment and management of Type 2 Diabetes (and its known cardiovascular consequences) by increasing your knowledge and practical skills. Further details are available on the Flyer

Booking/Further Information

  • Bookings can be made for the above general training please by sending an email to gmicb-sto.learningdevelopment@nhs.net. Enquiries can be made via gmicb-sto.learningdevelopment@nhs.net or 07393 798115.
  • If you have requests for general training that would suit any of the above eligible groups that you feel would enhance our annual training programme please email them to gmicb-sto.learningdevelopment@nhs.net. You do not need to complete the application form for general requests. If we receive a number of requests for the same topic area we will commission an open course for applicants to book onto.