CPD Funding Questionnaire and Focus Group – reminder Hopefully you are aware that the government has committed £333 per year (£1000 over 3 years) over the next three years to every nurse to use for CPD in addition to any of the national programmes and mandatory training that is provided.  Barnet Training Hub would like Read more…

Dear All This has been a busy week of planning for the upcoming flu season  Jacqui and I have been part of the Barnet flu planning group and the local flu pack will be sent out to all practices in due course.  You will be pleased to know that Jacqui has been working with the Read more…

Dear All Yet another week has simply “flown” by.  We have seen some more changes in the easing of “lockdown” and with this comes a deluge of guidance from NHSE/I and Public Health.  I attach the latest shielding guidance. Jacqui and I are part of the Barnet ‘Flu steering group. We will keep you posted  Read more…

It seems that even the Summer is confused!  Is it July or April?  Hopefully after the wet start we can look forward to some sunny days this weekend. It was so good to see so many of you at Tuesdays Pan Barnet learning event on Remote learning. As we all know now 85% of primary Read more…

Dear All One hundred plus days into the Pandemic!  How our working lives have changed!  Hope you are managing to carve out some time to look after yourselves whilst maintaining the services required for our population. It is vitally important to stay connected with each other and provide support and encouragement to keep up the Read more…

It is always nice to end the week with the prospect of a sunny and warm weekend ahead. Hope you have been enjoying the lovely sunny days and will have the chance to relax over the weekend.  We are now moving on to the “recovery” phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Thank you for your commitment Read more…

Dear All It gives me great pleasure this week to share the Cervical Screening video – see link below.  You will recognise the stars of the film as our own Tanya and Cathy from Speedwell Medical Practice.  Well done both for a brilliant message, well delivered. It is so important to send out this sort Read more…

So 10 weeks into new ways of working…. You have all done an amazing job by being agile and adapting to the changes for the benefits of the patients.  This pace of change is unprecedented and we need to be mindful of the impact of this on ourselves and our families.  Be sure to be Read more…