Primary care bulletin - 9 February 2024 |
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GP cancer bulletin; MMR and measles communication resources; Pharmacy First: supporting access to NHS care and more |
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Welcome to this week's primary care bulletinKey points this week include:
- GP cancer bulletin
- MMR and measles communication resources
- Pharmacy First: supporting access to NHS care
- General Practice community engagement to reduce health inequalities in London
- Measles
- Burnout group - Keeping Well NWL
- Training, webinars and more
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MMR and measles communication resources
Communication and engagement resources for measles and the MMR vaccination have been updated on our staff resources page. Communications resources for staff :: North West London ICS (nwlondonicb.nhs.uk)This includes links to all the national materials, posters, leaflets (including translations) and some local video content. CAN YOU HELP? Local case studies – we are looking for local stories from families who have had measles. If you have a family who would be happy to share their story - please contact the communications team nhsnwl.communications.nwl@nhs.net |
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Pharmacy First: supporting access to NHS care
As the NHS launches Pharmacy First today, we wanted to thank you for making a vital contribution to healthcare for patients and local communities. The launch of Pharmacy First in over 10,000 community pharmacies is a huge opportunity for community pharmacy to step further into its clinical future, working more closely with general practices as part of the integrated NHS primary care team. Read the full letter here. |
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General Practice community engagement to reduce health inequalities in London
FAO: Primary care colleagues, including ICB primary care leads, general practitioners, nurses, practice managers, social prescribers, and other clinical and non-clinical staff.Invitation for a short survey and focus group discussions. General Practice in London is facing substantial system pressures and challenges. Yet there is continuous demonstration of exceptional commitment and good practice in tackling health inequalities. The momentum in London is towards the strategic direction laid out by the CORE20PLUS5 approaches and the Fuller stocktake report. Specifically, there are many examples of outstanding work using community engagement approaches to tackle health inequalities across the region. Read the full invitation here. |
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Measles
We are seeing an increase in cases of measles, with outbreaks detected in the West Midlands and London. This has been declared as a national incident. We are warning that further outbreaks of measles will spread to other towns and cities unless urgent action is taken to increase measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination uptake in areas at greatest risk. This week UKHSA has published the latest number of laboratory confirmed measles cases in England in an updated epidemiological overview. The data published in this epidemiological overview covers the dates between 1 October, 2023 and 23 January, 2024 and is currently provisional. Updates will be published every Thursday going forward. The below may be useful to stakeholders looking to help us raise awareness of measles and the MMR vaccine:
- UKHSA has produced an updated version of our measles communications toolkit. This includes social media materials (animations, videos, static images and GIFs) to raise awareness amongst the public, alongside resources for health professionals, for use on stakeholders’ channels. If you have any questions, contact Tycie and Freya in the first instance.
- A video of Consultant Epidemiologist at UKHSA, Dr Colin Campbell, explains who can have the MMR vaccine and why the World Health Organization (WHO) has set an MMR vaccination target of 95% of the population.
- The Department for Education has published a new blog aimed at parents and carers: ‘What to do if you think your child has measles and when to keep them off school’
Call for images: to support our national and local communications to raise awareness of measles we are looking to collect a variety of different images of the signs and symptoms of measles. This includes how the disease presents on black and brown skin. If you have any images that you are able to share please email: externalaffairs@ukhsa.gov.uk |
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NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme (T2DR) webinar + delayed start date
There is a delay in the launch of the T2DR Programme in NW London. This is due to Counterweight needing to set up a NHS generic e-mail for practices to make the referral process more straightforward. This has caused a short delay in the programme's launch which was scheduled for 1st February. The tentative go live date is now Monday 12th February. However, we will confirm when the programme is live as things all hinges on getting the nhs.net email created. In the meantime, Counterweight invites you to join the webinar available on MS Teams: Thursday 15 February 2024, 12noon – 1.00pm Click here to join the meetingThis webinar is intended for health care professionals and will cover what the programme is, how service users can gain access, and what is required from primary care staff. Put the date in your calendar today. For further information on the programme please click here.Should you have any questions or require further information, see please do not hesitate to reach out to nhsnwl.diabetes@nhs.net |
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Wound care webinar
Wednesday 28 February 2024, 1.00-2.15pmThis webinar will be the first time that the 'In This Together' survey results will be published, providing the most current data of how patients feel about wound care services, with responses collected between October 2023 to January 2024. Join the session to learn the findings of this survey and hear the perspectives of patient and HCP representatives on the results; this is your opportunity to join the discussion. Register here. |
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Hypertension annual update for GPs
Thursday 22 February, 1.00-2.00pmJoin Dr Neil Chapman as he runs through how to manage Hypertension in Primary Care with a pragmatic approach to the current guidelines and all the tips and tricks that aren't in there too. Suitable for GPs, General Cardiologists, Pharmacists and Specialist Nurses. Join the webinar here. |
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National Future of Primary Care webinar
Wednesday 21 February, 7.00pmSuitable for GPs, General Cardiologists, Pharmacists and Specialist Nurses Speakers: Dr. Gillian Orrow, GP and Director at Growing Health Together (NHS Surrey) Dr. Mohit Venkataram, Executive Director of Primary Care, ELFT Key Topics: Explore the neighbourhood approach to integrated primary care, led by the East Surrey Alliance. Understand the benefits, strategies, and outcomes of Surrey's primary care model. Event RegistrationMore details are available on our ELFT websiteJoin the webinar here. |
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ICHP Polypharmacy Masterclass - Care Homes
Wednesday 13 March 2024 Manisha Bhatt, Care Home Lead Pharmacist, The Confederation Hillingdon CIC. Manisha Bhatt and Imperial College Health Partners would like to invite you to attend our upcoming “Elements of Medicines Management in Care Homes and its connections to Polypharmacy” webinar on Wednesday the 13th of March 2024 from 12pm to 2pm. In this session, we will discuss the care home medication ordering process, proxy access, medicines waste, transfer of medicines and transfer of medicines and medicines reconciliation. Please bring along any questions for discussion. Please click here to register for the session. Feel free to circulate this invite to other colleagues who may be interested. For further information and/or to get involved with the ICHP Polypharmacy Programme please contact catherine.caldwell@imperialcollegehealthpartners.com or gill.francis@imperialcollegehealthpartners.com |
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Burnout Group – Keeping Well NWL
Is work stress affecting your mental health and leading to you feeling burnt out? Keeping Well North West London will be facilitating the burnout group which will be running for 6 consecutive weeks, starting on Wednesday 21st February at 3:30-5pm. The sessions will incorporate Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) protocols as a means of promoting positive wellbeing using psychological techniques, reflective exercises and group discussions. Spaces are limited for these sessions and staff members are encouraged to refer to Keeping Well North West London via their website to access the group. Please note that this is a closed group and attendees are encouraged to attend every session. |
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Upcoming eConsult online consultation action learning opportunities
The action learning sets are designed to share lessons learnt, discuss scenarios, share practical tips and tricks and connect with colleagues in other PCNs and boroughs. Find out more about how online consultations are used/can be maximised. eConsult action learning set datesPerceval House, 14/16 Uxbridge Road 5th March 2024 @ 13.30-15.45 *12th March 2024 @ 13.30-15.45 * Can be altered to virtual if enough interest, please email your preference. Sign up now to secure your place on the Learning Hub Or email: nhsnwl.oc@nhs.net with your name, role, practice and choice of date |
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