Suffolk & North East Essex Training Hub has commissioned the courses below. These funded courses can only be booked via the below links.
They are not visible on the public Essex EQUIP website.
Eligibility
- Delegates need to be employed within the Suffolk and North East Essex Primary Care footprint.
- Agency or locum staff are not eligible for this training.
Terms and Conditions
- All bookings are to be made via the Essex EQUIP website
- In order to book one of these events, you will need an EQUIP online account. If you have not already set one up, it is a free and simple process. To set up an EQUIP account please register here. Upon set up return to this page link, ‘add to cart’ your chosen course(s) and check out.
- When your booking is complete it will be held as ‘pending’ until it has undergone an authorisation process by Suffolk and North East Essex Training Hub. Once the booking has been authorised, you will receive a booking confirmation email and the ticket for your course will appear in your account as confirmed.
- All bookings will be subject to authorisation by the Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE) Training Hub
- Cancellations are acceptable, but SNEE Training Hub requests these are made at least 15 days prior to the start of the course. Any cancellations within 14 days of the course date(s) may result in the practice being charged the full cost of the course.
- Non-attendance of a training course may result in the practice being charged the full cost of the course fee(s)
- All correspondence relating to these training courses should be sent to SNEE Training Hub on [email protected].
Event Details
This event will be delivered online and is suitable for Healthcare Professionals who are involved in the management of people with type 2 diabetes. The aim of the session is to equip delegates with an evidence based approach to the holistic management of type 2 diabetes.
20th October 2023 -Click here for full course details and booking
19th March 2024 – Click here for full course details and booking
Event Details
This course for HCAs is designed to provide them with the knowledge and skills to deliver ear care in general practice. The course will cover taking an ear care history, examination of the ear, ear conditions treated in primary care and ear irrigation.
The course consists of one study day, followed by a period of supervised practice with a nurse mentor.
12th September 2023 – Click here for full course details and booking
Event Details
This event will be delivered online and is suitable for Nurses, AHPs GPs and Pharmacists who would like to understand more about the diagnosis and management of diabetes.
9th October 2023 – Click here for full course details and booking
9th February 2024 – Click here for full course details and booking
Event Details
HCAs provide a valuable service in primary care, supporting nurse and GP colleagues to ensure that people living with long-term conditions have the information they need, in order to achieve the best outcomes. These 2 half day sessions address the ‘need to know’ elements for a range of areas covered by Healthcare Assistants at all levels.
19th and 27th September 2023 – Click here for full course details and booking
7th and 15th December 2023 – Click here for full course details and booking
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Event Details
This two-day face-to-face Minor Illness course is aimed at Nurses and AHPs which will cover ENT and dermatology with a session on headaches and examination of the abdominal and chest area.
11th and 12th July 2023 – Click here for full course details and booking
5th and 6th December 2023 – Click here for full course details and booking
Event Details
This session is suitable for any prescriber who would like an update on current issues in prescribing practice. It also offers an opportunity to network online with other prescribers.
10th October 2023 – Click here for full course details and booking
16th February 2024 – Click here for full course details and booking
Event Details
Suitable for Nurses, Physicians Associates, Clinical Pharmacists and Paramedics who are involved in, or would like to become involved in, the prevention, diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease.
23rd October 2023 – Click here for full course details and booking
5th February 2024 – Click here for full course details and booking
Event Details
This course is suitable for those who are new to the role of HCA as well as HCAs who are making the transition to working as an HCA in general practice.
It consists of 5 study days and will cover the role of the HCA in general practice, relevant clinical skills (BP, pulse, ECG, peak flow, capillary blood sampling, urinalysis, body mass index, waist measurement) as well as an overview of long term conditions (hypertension, coronary heart disease, respiratory disease and diabetes).
Starts 5th October 2023 – Click here for full course details and booking
Starts 16th January 2024 – Click here for full course details and booking
Event Details
This is a whistle-stop tour through cardiovascular disease, including risk factors – hypertension and dyslipidaemia as well as lifestyle – coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease, atrial fibrillation and heart failure.
8th December 2023 – Click here for full course details and booking
12th February 2024 – Click here for full course details and booking
Event details
This course is designed for HCAs who are new to wound care. The course aims to enable HCAs in general practice to obtain further knowledge and the skills they need to perform would care and remove sutures/staples.
1st November 2023 – Click here for full course details and booking
Event Details
This event is for HCAs and other unregistered staff and will be delivered online.
It is an interactive case-study-based session, where you can test out your knowledge and understanding of all things blood pressure related in a safe, supportive environment.
The session will cover:
- Why blood pressure matters – brief background information
- Hypertension – what is it and why does it happen? (includes risk factors and pathophysiology)
- Making the diagnosis
- The place for CVD risk assessment in people with hypertension
- Lifestyle interventions that work
- Medication – the basics
- Monitoring – BP, bloods and beyond
18th October 2023 – click here for full course details and booking
8th January 2024 – click here for full course details and booking
Event Details
This course is open to all HCAs requiring an annual immunisation update in line with “National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Immunisation Training of Healthcare Support Workers” (PHE 2015) and for ongoing CPD.
The course will refresh the necessary knowledge and skills for adult immunisations and will revisit existing skills in Flu, Shingles and Pneumococcal vaccinations whilst reviewing governance for immunisations and legal frameworks.
There will be opportunity to update competency frameworks for immunisations with interactive learning through case studies, discussion and a summary quiz to demonstrate the learning.
29th November 2023 – click here for more information and to book
14th February 2024 – click here for more information and to book