IESCCG Practice Nurse News

Primary Care Nurse News is our bi-monthly newsletter to update you on work at the CCG and to provide the opportunity for YOU to share YOUR news and successes.

If you have any comments or any news to share in the next edition, please get in touch with Sally Harris.

Please share with any nurses in your practice who may not be on our distribution list. To sign-up, please contact Shelley Hart.

Primary Care Nursing News - December 2020

08 December 2020

Sally's blog and a fond farewell
GP+ service update
GPN Research
Respiratory resources
BHF resources
Training opportunities
ShinyMind App

Primary Care Nursing News - September 2020

28 August 2020

Sally's Blog
Lunchtime Learning and Drop-in & Chat sessions
Learning Disability Annual health checks and Flu vaccinations
Mental Capacity Act and Safeguarding training
Widowed & Young
#LookingAfterYouToo
Healthwatch Digital Survey and Digital Nurse Network
Assorted virtual training webinars and conferences

Primary Care Nursing News - June 2020

17 June 2020

Virtual Nurse Forum
Project Inspire
Covid-19 Self Care for Wound Care Guidance
Get involved with Flu
Connect & Create

Shine a Light - International Nurses Day 2020

12 May 2020

Special Edition - April 2020

22 April 2020

Staying connected: Virtual Primary Care Nurse Forum
Wellbeing - Managing the uncertainty
Active Coping Calendar
CQNI GPN Survey
Covid-19 Newsletter
Stay in touch
Useful documents

Primary Care Nursing News - March 2020

10 March 2020

Sallys Blog
Park Run 2 May 2020
Primary Care Nurse Forum Updates
Sharing Notice Board
The changing perceptions of a Practice Nurse
Eating Disorder Support in Suffolk
Is a low-carb dietary approach a useful option in the management of Type-2 Diabetes?
Changes to the infant vaccine schedule
Infection prevention and control training for IPC lead and General Pratice nurses
Advice on flu vaccines and reimbursement guidance
Advice on Coronavirus

Primary Care Nursing News - December 2019

16 December 2019

Sally's Blog
Latest Nurse Training Manual
NMP Forum Dates
Articles of Interest: How to ask for CPD
Nurse Recruitment
Suffolk health visiting and school nurse changes
Safeguarding
Infection Prevention
Diabetes e-Learning
Primary Care Nurse Forum
Respiratoty guidelines
LD Nursing
CVD Conference
2020: Year of the Nurse
Sharing Board

Practice Nurse News - October 2019

22 October 2019

Chair's blog
Review of Nurse Conference
Next Forum meeting
Training and Education Manual
Training opportunities (cancer, allergies, psychosis, transgender, AF)
Leadership conference
Woundcare and appliances formulary update
Care Homes Group
Warm Homes with Rural Coffee Caravan
LGBT primary care survey
Black History Month
New campaigns including season flu vaccines, 'We are the NHS' and Hate Crimes Awareness week

August 2019 - Extra

27 August 2019

Sally's blog
Practice Nurse Conference Agenda (with timings)
Feedback from PN Forum on Dementia

Practice Nurse News - August 2019

19 August 2019

Ipswich and East Suffolk Practice Nurse Survey
Infection Control Update
One Clinical Community Ipswich and East Suffolk Nurse Leadership Development programme
Nursing associate Leadership Programme
Spirometry Interpretation workshops
Inequalities in cervical screening
Funding available to training nurses new to general practice
New Musculoskeletal (MSK) Primary Care E-learning programme
Patient Activation Measures (PAM)
Womens Health Update course
East of England Practice Nurse and Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse Conference

Practice Nurse News - July 2019

16 July 2019

Sally's blog
Primary care Nurse conference
ONE CLINICAL COMMUNITY: Ipswich and East Suffolk Nurse Leadership Development Programme 2019-2020
Launch of ‘CONNECT for health’ initiative across East Suffolk
Primary Care Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Evening Education Series
Reminder: Living Life to the Full (LLTTF)
Wound Care Updates
General Practice Improvement Leads programme
Time for Care Quality Improvement for General Practice Nurses
The Suffolk and NE Essex Training Hub
Level 3 Safeguarding Children Training dates for Primary Care Clinicians
Chief Nursing Officer Bulletin
Flu Imms updates 2019-20
Suffolk Respiratory Group Refresher Afternoon
'Meet the Mash' sessions for Primary Care services

May 2019

22 May 2019

June's Practice Nurse Forum
Sally's Blog including PN Conference
Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team
Suffolk Respiratory Group
Safeguarding Event
One Home GPN Single Point
Suffolk Domestic Abuse Champions Network
NMP Forum
Primary Care Mental Health & Wellbeing Training
Dementia Cafe
Mental Health First Aid Workshop

March 2019

20 March 2019

Sally's update
Next PN Forum
Cervical screening campaign
Nursing blog: Research nurse
Living Life to the Full
Digital Nurse Network
CWMT Project grant for practice nurses
Insulin safety week
Diabetes prevention week
Wound care updates
Suffolk Prevent conference
Mental Health Education
L3 Safeguarding training
Introduction to COPD workshop
Suffolk Respiratory Group meetings

January 2019

22 January 2019

Sally's blog
Diabetes services and resources
Update on NMC standards
Nursing Conference
SEND 16+ Transitions Guide
Next Practice Nurse Forum
Training opportunities

November 2018

26 November 2018

Forum update
NMC resources
Nursing Blog: Macmillan Cancer course
Woundcare and dressings
10 Point Plan survey
Leadership conference
Adult safeguarding

October 2018

19 October 2018

Practice Nurse Forum update
Next Forum Agenda - November
Practice Nurse Survey
GP+
We are the NHS recruitment campaign

September 2018

19 September 2018

Practice Nurse Forum
Blog: What working in primary care means to me
PHE vaccine updates
Mandatory training guidance
Primary care Education Lead
IDDSI
MyDiabetes & Diabetes Prevention Programme

August 2018

07 August 2018

Practice nurse forum
Immunisation update
Spirometry training options
Practice nurse cancer course
GP online services

July 2018

12 July 2018

Practice Nurse Forum Update
Nursing Recruitment Campaign
Spirometry Training Options
Mental Health Services Survey
Breastfeeding training
Physical Activity in Clinical Care training

Jun 2018

15 June 2018

Welcome and Forum Update including outcomes from March meeting
Meet the new Chief Nursing Officer - Lisa Nobes
Educational Hubs/ Leadership Programme - Julie White, Primary Care Development, CCG
Spirometry Training Opportunities - Chris Loveridge, Education for Health
Flu immunisation update
Evaluation and close

May 2018

18 May 2018