Sexual Health IN-PRACTICE is an introductory resource for nurses and
healthcare workers within primary care settings. Consisting of six key
sexual health-related topic areas, each topic is supported by a mix of
activities, resources and tools for applying sexual health theory in
practice.
http://www.in-practice.org/sexualhealth/index.php
NESC funds one year pilot GPN Foundation Programme more, Oxford Programme, Application form
Oxfordshire's Skills for Health:
OSfH's Nursing Calculations
programme offers health workers a new way to review and improve their skills
and practices around drug and other healthcare calculations. link
Specialist Community Practitioner awards (NMC) 2008
Oxford Brookes University General Practice Nursing Module
Education and professional development for general practice nurses from a general practice employer's perspective
Unit Four : Education
and professional development from a general practice employer’s
perspective
RCGP practice nurses sheet
Link
to Practice Nursing web site
The provision of all courses at the Higher Education Institutes' Schools of Health and Social Care is available free of charge to Practice Nurses in Oxfordshire (basically anything at Brookes or Reading that sits within schools of healthcare)
Practice nurses may access everything in the PCT Learning Directory for a standing charge of £100/whole day, £50/half except where separate charges are made for specific courses
NESC is funding a year long pilot General Practice Nurse (GPN) foundation programme for 12 nurses who have never worked in General Practice before. We are hoping to put on a practice nurse conference later this year/early next year - information will be posted on this website
Practice nurses may access the wide
range of e-learning opportunities available http://www.nhselearningdatabase.org.uk/
Some of these are free to access as we have paid through the SHA
Practice
nurses may like to consider things like the e-learning on BMJ as specific
practice nurse modules (as well as practice manger ones)
There are
opportunities for practice nurses to undertake various leadership courses
etc http://www.nesc.nhs.uk/training_courses/nesc_courses/portfolios/professional.aspx
These are mostly already funded by NESC (part of South Central Strategic
Health Authority) Athens password To view the resources available to
you via Athens.
If you haven't got an NHS Athens account, register here https://register.athensams.net/nhs/nhsscsha/ (please use an NHS computer if possible).
In case of query about Athens, your
local administrator is Jan Hammerton Professional
organisations such as the RCN also provide learning opportunities