GP

General Practitioners play an important role in looking after patients in the community. They would typically, promote, prevent, initiate treatment and refer patients into secondary care. GP's look after patients with chronic illnesses with an aim to keep them in their own home and ensure that they are as well as possible. This is where GPs can come to find out information about what offers, funding and development opportunities the Training Hub currently has on offer.

On this page you can find a list of training and development opportunities available to GPs. If you are looking for specific support available to you depending on the stage of your career, you will find links to these areas at the bottom of this page.

Wise 5 Initiatives

Wise 5 initiatives for late career GPs, click here for more information

GP Retention Scheme

Find out more: NHS England » GP Retention Scheme guidance and resources

First5 GPs

Support and initiatives available for First5 GPs, click here for more information

GP Career Grants

The current GP Career Grant scheme is closed for further applications. We are reviewing the training provision for GPs and will share details of the updated scheme when available for 2024/2025.

Diadem tool for GPs – GPs diagnosing advanced dementia in care homes

There are some Herts care home residents with advanced dementia whom have never had a formal diagnosis.
In these cases, a referral to memory services is rarely desirable. It is likely to be distressing for the individual and is usually unnecessary. These referrals are also putting added pressure onto the memory clinic.
People with advanced dementia, their families and staff caring for them, still benefit from a formal diagnosis. It enables access to appropriate care to meet individual needs and prompts staff to consider MCA and DOLs issues where appropriate.
Please use the Diadem tool for diagnosing advanced dementia in care homes: Diagnosing-mental-health-in-care-homes-DiADeM-tool.pdf
Then add clinical coding to the patient record.
For useful YouTube videos about Diadem please see here- Advanced Dementia Mandate - YouTube

Training and Development Opportunities:

All things Palliative and End of Life Care - Training Opportunities for 2025-26

Please see below a list of Hospice's across Hertfordshire and West Essex which offer an education programme. Please use the links under each hospice to find out more.

Cambridge Diabetes Education Programme (CDEP)

License for CDEP Courses - CDEP has five levels (as per the UK Diabetics Competency Framework.

CDEP Diabetes training

This topic is designed to raise awareness of the impact of living with a learning disability, autism and diabetes

Children's and Young Person's Free Asthma Training

For all professionals who come into contact with children and young people with asthma.

Community Dementia Service

working together to provide a range of help and support for people with memory problems or affected by dementia in Hertfordshire.

Comprehensive Assessment of the Older Person - M&K

This course will enable the attendee to understand, recognise and use appropriate assessments as part of a systematic approach to improve the quality of assessment and outcomes of care for older people in acute or intermediate care settings.

Dementia Interpreter eLearning Course

The Dementia Interpreter course will allow you to begin to learn the language of dementia, and truly understand how communication can change for people living with dementia.

Dermoscopy Club for Clinicians

The Dermoscopy Club has will be set up to deliver training and a learning platform to support learning to use a dermatoscope.

Ear Irrigation (Syringing) Update Webinar

A review of the theory and practice of ear irrigation using the Propulse irrigator for those currently undertaking ear irrigation in their workplace.

ENT Study Day for West Essex colleagues

Everything you wanted to know about ENT but were afraid to ask

FeNO Update Online - Lunch and Learn

Grief, Loss and Bereavement - M&K

This course provides the essential knowledge and information to prepare staff with confidence in how to manage loss and grief, for their patients and significant others. Bereavement and loss are frequently unaddressed topics within health care.

HCC LARC Training Events

LARC training events for Hertfordshire primary care staff.

Heavy Menstrual Bleeding - Essex Equip

½ day course – Online

HWE ICB Research Forum

The Hertfordshire and West Essex ICS Training Hub have set up a collaborative research forum. We are keen for all clinicians and/or practices to be part of this forum.

HWE Shared Care Record Training

The Hertfordshire and West Essex Shared Care Record ensures that the people caring for you have up-to-date information when they need it.

Hypertension Training Opportunities

Live Longer Better in Hertfordshire webinars

Medical Examiner scrutiny for community deaths: Statutory requirement for September 2024

This webinar was held to support the implementation of Medical Examiner scrutiny for non-coronial deaths in the community within the Hertfordshire and West Essex footprint.

Mind Hertfordshire Training Newsletter

Training Newsletter for Winter 2025, containing information on our upcoming courses, website, and our Mental Health First Aid 2 Day Course & Mental Health First Aid Refresher Course.

New GP Educator Pathway

We are excited to announce the dates for our third HWE GP Educator course in September / November 2024, following our successful first 2 courses through out 2024.

New to Practice Programme - Bitesize Business Fundamentals Intro to Operations

Obesity Study Day – A Long-Term Condition - Focusing On People Who Are Using Weight Loss Injections

Oliver McGowan Training - Learning Disability and Autism - Hertfordshire and West Essex

Course fee: Fully funded* The new Oliver McGowan training on Learning Disability and Autism is being rolled out across health and social care in Hertfordshire and west Essex.

Primary Care IPC Champions - IPC/Covid Guidance Update Webinars

Monthly IPC and COVID guidance update webinars

Primary Care Mental Health update (Hertfordshire Talking Therapies)

We are pleased to share with you our Primary Care Mental Health update by Hertfordshire Talking Therapies.

RCGP Vulval Cancer E-Learning

This 15-minute course aims to provide education and raise awareness of vulval cancer.

Reducing Harm from Medicines Training and Drop In Sessions

For the ECF 24/25, each practice must nominate a ‘Reducing Harm from Medicines’ Champion who will be required to attend 2 hours of training provided by PMOT on deprescribing/overprescribing/IMPACT tool.

Sepsis Online e-Learning

New Sepsis e-Learning available online

Spirometry Package including ARTP Assessment Access - EfH

This Spirometry Interactive Blended Online Learning Package including ARTP assessment access course is designed for healthcare professionals who are responsible for performing, recording and interpreting spirometry in adults, or a combination of these.

Spirometry Update - Interpreting - Online - Lunch and Learn

Spirometry Update - Performing - Online - Lunch and Learn

STOMP/STAMP

STOMP/STAMP is a national programme to help prevent the over use of psychotropic medication in patients with LD, autism or both.

The ECG Workshop - M&K

The ECG Workshop addresses the needs of nurses, doctors and allied health professionals who encounter ECG monitoring and traces. Theoretical and practical workshops in ECG Interpretation are delivered by experienced cardiac professionals.

Updated Safe Surgeries E-Learning Course - FREE

We are excited to announce the launch of our updated Safe Surgeries e-learning course.

Vaginal Prolapse and Fitting Ring Pessaries - M&K

As women are now living longer, genital prolapse is becoming an ever-increasing problem.

ZSA Suicide Awareness Training

ZSA's FREE online training courses teach you the skills and confidence to have a potentially life-saving conversation with someone you’re worried about.