Training and Development
This page shows just some of the many training schemes and development opportunities available for care providers across York and North Yorkshire. This include training opportunities delivered by the ourselves and a range of partner organisations, as well as links to other organisations such as Skills for Care who have a wealth of further support and resources available. If you have any suggestions for topics you would like adding to this section please get in touch.
- For more information on our React to Red Pressure Ulcer Prevention Training programme, please follow this link.
- For more information on our Recognising and Responding to Deteriorating Residents Training, please follow this link.
- For more information on the React to Falls Prevention Training Programme, please follow this link.
- For more information on Hand Hygiene and PPE Training including resources, please follow this link
- For more information on Improving Hydration in Care Home Residents Training, please follow this link
- For more information on Oral Health Training, please follow this link.
Can't Find The Training You are Looking For? Please contact sam.varo@nhs.net and we will endeavour to help
Upcoming Training Sessions, Learning Opportunities and Events
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Title |
Date, Venue and Time |
Content |
Booking Details |
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York Carers Awareness Training |
All sessions take place from 10.30-12.30 via Zoom Mon 26th June Weds 27th Sept Tues 23rd Jan 2024 |
This offers an introduction to York Carers Centre and how they can identify and support unpaid carers: It is an opportunity for professionals to learn more about York Carers Centre and the support available for unpaid carers across the city.
The session will include a presentation, have brief introductions, share information around current carer issues (such as Covid-19/isolation), engage in discussions, include a quiz and share links to carer films on YouTube. One of their Volunteer Carer Champions plans to share her experiences also. |
To book your place please contact sam.varo@nhs.net |
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Palliative Care Clinic- Itching |
Monday 22 May via Zoom |
All health and social care providers across North Yorkshire are able to join these series of sessions designed for registered and non registered staff run by St Catherine's Hospice, and following a Zoom based curriculum to provide education on registered palliative care topics |
For more information please follow this link |
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Palliative Care Education Session for Care Providers (Scarborough, Ryedale and Whitby Area) |
Thursday 22 June 9.30-16.30 at St Catherine's Hospice |
St Catherine's Hospice will be hosting a comprehensive study day designed for all those working within care providers in the Scarborough, Ryedale and Whitby patch. This open for both registered nurses and care staff |
For more information please follow this link. |
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Palliative Care Clinic- Steroids |
Monday 26 June via Zoom |
All health and social care providers across North Yorkshire are able to join these series of sessions designed for registered and non registered staff run by St Catherine's Hospice, and following a Zoom based curriculum to provide education on registered palliative care topics |
For more information please follow this link |
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Symptom Management Study Day- Gastrointestinal Symptoms |
Tuesday 27 June via Zoom Virtual |
St Gemma's Hospice are facilitating a series of symptom palliative study days throughout the year designed for Harrogate area care providers. |
For further information please follow this link. |
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Tissue Viability Skills Workshop Training (Scarborough, Ryedale and Whitby Area Registered Nurses) |
Wednesday 12 July 09.30-16.30 in Scarborough |
Following a series of successful study days in 2022, Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust will be holding these sessions again in 2023 which are open to any registered nurses working within Scarborough, Ryedale and Whitby Area providers. These are repeats of last years events, with additional sessions around foot health and soft cast application. |
For further information please follow this link |
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Palliative Care Clinic- Nausea and Vomiting |
Monday 24 July via Zoom |
All health and social care providers across North Yorkshire are able to join these series of sessions designed for registered and non registered staff run by St Catherine's Hospice, and following a Zoom based curriculum to provide education on registered palliative care topics |
For more information please follow this link |
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Queens Nursing Institute Infection Prevention Control Champions Network |
Thursday 27 July 2023 |
The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Champion Network aims to help maintain and continuously improve infection control standards across the adult social care sector. The network is aiming to develop and support champions within the role of infection control, thus providing excellence in care for people we support. This event is free and open to all nurses and healthcare professionals working in Adult Social Care who are interested in infection prevention and control. The theme of this event will be training and education. |
For further information please follow this link |
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BD Bodyguard Syringe Driver Training |
Tuesday 22 August 1.00-4.00 at Tang Hall Clinic, Fifth Avenue, York |
These sessions are designed for care home nurses from the York and Selby area. This will cover when to appropriate to put one in place, knowledge of commonly used medicines and dilatants and how to set up a syringe driver. |
For further information please follow this link. |
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Introduction to Palliative Care- Scarborough, Ryedale and Whitby Providers |
Tuesday 19 September 9.30-4.30 Education Centre, Saint Catherine’s Hospice |
Designed for nurses new to delivering palliative care in any setting in Scarborough, Whitby or Ryedale. Topics include introduction to community palliative care, recognising dying and advance care planning. |
For further information please follow this link |
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Palliative Symptom Management Study Days- Palliative Care Emergencies and Refractory Symptoms |
Friday 29 September 1.00-5.00 Virtual |
St Gemma's Hospice are facilitating a series of symptom palliative study days throughout the year designed for Harrogate area care providers. |
For more information please follow this link |
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BD Bodyguard Syringe Driver Training |
Monday 13 November 9.30-12.30 at Haxby Health Centre, York |
These sessions are designed for care home nurses from the York and Selby area. This will cover when to appropriate to put one in place, knowledge of commonly used medicines and dilatants and how to set up a syringe driver. |
For further information please follow this link. |
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Palliative Symptom Management Study Days- Pain |
Wednesday 22 November 9.00-1.00 Virtual |
St Gemma's Hospice are facilitating a series of symptom palliative study days throughout the year designed for Harrogate area care providers. |
For more information please follow this link |
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BD Bodyguard Syringe Driver Training |
Monday 19 February 2024 9.30-12.30 at Selby War Memorial Hospital |
These sessions are designed for care home nurses from the York and Selby area. This will cover when to appropriate to put one in place, knowledge of commonly used medicines and dilatants and how to set up a syringe driver. |
For further information please follow this link. |
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Immedicare Virtual Training Sessions |
All care homes who have the Immedicare service in place are able to access a range of virtual training sessions. |
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The June timetable can found through this link. |
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York Core Diabetes Curriculum (YCDS) Education Sessions- Vale of York Area Providers |
Sessions throughout 2023 |
The Diabetes Team from York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have arranged a series of free training events and update sessions running throughout 2023. These are designed for the primary care sector, however may also be useful for social care staff. A summary of the curriculum can be found through this link. |
For further information and to book, please follow this link |
| Training Provider/Organisation | Information |
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Positive Approach to Care™ (PAC™)- Training for Staff Working with People Living with Dementia |
The Positive Approach to Care™ concept Is designed to support people living with dementia by equipping both formal and informal carers with specific skills aimed at increasing understanding of what it is like to live with dementia. Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust are facilitating a number of sessions open to care staff taking place in both the Hambleton and Richmondshire, and Scarborough, Ryedale and Whitby Areas. For more information please follow the below links. |
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Freestyle Libre Support and Training |
An increasing number of individuals in our care will be in receipt of Flash Glucose Monitoring equipment which allows monitoring of glucose levels without a finger prick test. For those settings with residents with the Freestyle Libre system, the manufacturer are offering bi-monthly training sessions available to staff which will guide through the basics of using the devices and interpreting the results. Further details and how to book can be found through this link. For providers requiring additional support with these devices you can contact the customer care helpline 0800 170 1177 |
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Access New Qualifications Through DN Colleges Group- Open to All Health and Care Staff Across Humber and North Yorkshire |
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB are offering you the opportunity to gain new skills and qualifications through a partnership with DN College, via a bespoke online learning portal. This exciting offer is fully funded and open to all health, care and VCSE staff and volunteers across our system. The qualifications available are at academic levels 1, 2 and 3 and cover a diverse range of subjects relevant to clinical and non-clinical roles. There are also qualifications around quality improvement, leadership, equality and diversity and personal wellbeing. To be eligible to enrol, staff and volunteers must be employed (paid or unpaid) by one of the HNY’s health, social care (including independent sector) or voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. You do not have to be NHS staff to access the training. Please note, there are no restrictions on the number of level 1 or 2 qualifications an individual member of staff or volunteer can complete. Level 3 qualifications are available to those who do not presently hold a level 3 (A-Level or equivalent) qualification. Paper-based course materials and additional learning support is available for some courses. Please request this via the enquiry form here. Click here to find out more about the courses available and how to enrol. |
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Assessment and Diagnosis of Dementia: A Personalised Approach eLearning |
The above course has now been available on Health Education England's eLearning hub. It has been developed by University College London (UCL) in partnership with NHS England and Improvement’s Dementia and OPMH Policy team to support colleagues involved in assessment and diagnosis of dementia to deliver a flexible, person centred service. 20 sessions within the course cover a range of topics including cognitive assessment, considerations for different modes of consultation, and post diagnosis support. |
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Home First, Act Now e-learning Programme |
Health Education England’s e-learning for healthcare (HEE elfh) has worked with NHS England and NHS Improvement, The Queen’s Nursing Institute, Allied Health Professionals and the Department of Health and Social Care, to develop the new Home First, Act Now e=learning programme. The programme supports health and care professionals involved in the discharge process, to act in a way that values patient time and helps facilitate safe and timely discharge from hospital. The e-learning programme also aims to increase awareness around Home First Principles in the Discharge Policy. By completing the sessions, learners will understand the principles of Home First, benefit from first hand case study examples and be able to share best practice. Home First, Act Now is suitable for a range of health and care professionals including nurses, AHPs, care staff and students across NHS providers, commissioners and social care. Sessions available as part of the programme include:
For more information about the e-learning, including how to access it, please visit the HEE elfh Home First, Act Now programme page. |
| Improvement Academy |
The Improvement Academy are operated by Bradford Institute for Health Research, and offer a range of training relevant to the care sector. This include bronze and silver awards in quality improvement, which provide are an introduction to a model of improvement and how to use in practice within your sector. Other training modules include achieving behaviour change, understanding data for improvement and human factors training. |
| Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Champions |
These virtual Cancer Champion training sessions help raise awareness of signs and symptoms of cancer to encourage early detection within local communities. The 90-minute session will be available to anybody from across the Humber and North Yorkshire area, and aims to save lives by promoting healthy lifestyle choices and encouraging early detection of cancer, when treatment could be simpler and more successful. You'll gain the confidence and knowledge to have life-saving conversations about cancer and everyone who completes the course will receive a copy of our virtual handbook, a certificate and a badge to show they have taken part. |
| DSPT Team North East and Yorkshire (NHS England and Improvement) |
The team provide regular sessions to help providers reach both Approaching Standards and the Standards Met levels of the Data Security Protection Toolkit (DSPT), as well as tailored individual support to providers as needed. For more information please email: england.dsptney@nhs.net |
| Project ECHO Palliative Care Skills Network |
The Project ECHO Team based at St Leonards Hospice are welcoming all staff working in care services across the Vale of York to attend their new palliative care network. These sessions will be delivered by specialist palliative care staff from across the sector, and will be an opportunity for learning, shared experience and to enhance palliative care skills. For more information please contact: ProjectECHOTeam@stleonardshospice.nhs.uk |
| T34 Syringe Driver Training |
Further information on upcoming training sessions available to nursing staff across the patch to support in using syringe drivers can be found below. |
| Verification of Expected Death Training |
St Catherine's Hospice are running sessions throughout 2023 available to nurses within the Scarborough, Ryedale and Whitby locality. For further information please follow this link. Providers across the area who have the Immedicare service are also able to access the service through them. Further information is available through this link. |
| Continence Team- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Hospital |
The continence team offer regular bowel and bladder, and catherterisation session available to social care staff. For more information please email:Clare.Markwell@york.nhs.uk |
| Palliative Care for People with Learning Disabilities Network |
The PCPLD aim to raise awareness of the palliative care needs of people with learning disabilities, to share and promote ‘best practice’ and to enhance collaboration between all services providers, carers and people with a learning disability. They provide resources, webinars and training that may be helpful to providers. |
| Barclays Digital Eagles |
Free training and support for care providers with tablet devices to help get the most out of them to connect residents with families and staff with clinicians. 5 different sessions are available with training taking place every weekday- Getting Started, Entertainment, Digital Safety, Connectivity, Rapid Run Through. |
| Skills for Care |
An independent charity working in the social care sector, who provide guidance and courses to help recruit, develop and lead high quality staff. |
| Dietetics Training- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
The dietetics team from York Hospital are now able to offer nutrition training to interested staff from Vale of York care homes. The training is anticipated to take 30 minutes-1 hour and will help those taking part a greater knowledge of nutrition to help embed in their service. To express an interest in this training please email Nutrition&Dietetics@YORK.NHS.UK |
| University of Hull- 'Coping with Behaviours that Challenge in Dementia' e-Learning |
University of Hull have created an online course that has been updated in 2019 to align it with changes in treatment and pathways for people with dementia. Module 3 in particular has been found useful by the using it, as it assists staff to make rational decisions on unmet health and psychosocial needs in people with dementia who challenge caregivers. It also helps signpost professionals to what care homes and family carers may need to deliver these ‘biopsychosocial’ support plans. To access this training you will need to create an account. |
| City of York Council |
City of York Council’s Workforce Development Unit offer a large number of training sessions relevant to health and social care staff. Some of this training is available to providers free of charge and others will come with a small cost. To book on to these courses you will need to register for a MyLo account. For any queries please contact: wdu@york.gov.uk |
| The Skills Platform |
The Skills Platform was created in collaboration between Skills for Health and The National Skills Academy, and is an excellent resource for browsing a large number of training and e-learning courses suitable for health and social care staff. |
| Dementia Friends Training | Dementia Friends is a social action group organised by Alzheimer’s Society to raise awareness, and to help those living with dementia. For more information on how to become a Dementia Friend, please follow the opposite link. |
