NHS England Workforce, Training and Education

Dr Tony Choules, Chair of the Academy of Royal Colleges Foundation Programme Committee, talks about the role of the Educational Supervisor. Contact UKFPO: Curriculum2021@foundationprogramme.nhs.uk A transcript of this episode is available here.

In this first podcast, Dr Tony Choules, Chair of the Academy of Royal Colleges Foundation Programme Committee, gives an introduction to the 2021 FP Curriculum for Educators. Contact UKFPO: Curriculum2021@foundationprogramme.nhs.uk A transcript of this episode is available here.

Episode 2 of our new peer to peer conversation with Sandy and Julia who settle in for a chat so you see how things work in their practice. A transcript of this episode is available here. For more information about GP training search www.gprecruitment.hee.nhs.uk or www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/primary-care General Practice Nursing or training hubs for contact details

Episode 1 of our new peer to peer conversations about GP is HERE! So if you've ever wondered what it's like to work with other members in the practice team, listen to Amir and Iram who will give you a bit of insight. A transcript of this episode is available here.   For more information about GP training search www.gprecruitment.hee.nhs.uk or www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/primary-care Clinical Phar...

Robyn Scargill from Wakefield talks about training to become a nursing associate. Recorded 2018

Louise Small, a nursing associate trainee in Leeds, about her future plans to become a nursing associate. Recorded 2018

Kerry Powell and Natalie Harding talk to HEE about their hopes and aspirations to become nursing associates. Recorded 2018

Danielle Meegan, Donna Bangham, Luke Smith and Sian Cadman spoke to HEE about becoming nursing associates in the West Midlands. Recorded 2018

Suzanne Duggan, a trainee nursing associate in the West Midlands, talks about her experience so far. Recorded 2018

Emma Henderson, a trainee nursing associate in Leeds, talks about her ambitions for the role. Recorded 2018

Chisomeje (aka Chychy) on why she decided to become a nursing associate. Recorded 2018

Ola, a nursing associate trainee in Derbyshire, talks about what she would like to get out of her training and becoming a nursing associate. Recorded 2018

Nadia Rappensbergerova talks about her experiences training to be a Nursing Associate in Northamptonshire. Recorded 2018

Planning & Production Credits: Victoria Twigg (Lead), Sarah Siddiqui & Jane Gardner-Florence The COVID-19 pandemic has seen the NHS embrace the use of tele-medicine as a way to continue to provide high-quality patient care whilst maintaining social distancing. As we enter the recovery phase it is likely to continue to be used as the key modality for conducting outpatient work. In addition...

Planning & Production Credits: Jon Fairey, Oluseyi Adesalu, Victoria Twigg, Katharine Hankins, Sarah Siddiqui & Jane Gardner-Florence Medics often face uncertainty regarding their career journey; whether it be deciding on speciality, taking time out of training, questioning career decisions, or navigating exams and ARCPs.  However, during the COVID-19 pandemic this uncertainty has bee...

Planning & Production Credits: Lynne Rustescki, Trevor Bibic, Sarah Siddiqui, Vanessa Petroni & Jane Gardner-Florence Trainees are often faced with situations where there is a need for them to demonstrate suitable assertive behaviour; whether it be in regards to patient care, team working or thier own training and wellbeing needs.  However, during the COVID-19 pandemic this need for d...

Planning & Production Credits: Kathleen Sullivan, Sarah Siddiqui, Jane Gardner-Florence Healthcare workers have been faced with unusually difficult career-related decisions during the Covid-19 outbreak. Many have asked themselves: "Do I run towards the frontline or work from the sidelines?" What do these choices reveal about our unique values, motivational drivers and ethical stance? How might...

Planning & Production Credits: Sarah Siddiqui, Jo Szram and Jane Gardner-Florence Human factors has been a crucial part of the clinical response during this pandemic for some departments and health professionals. In this supplementary episode, we are in conversation with senior theatre service manager Clair Mullins, ITU consultant Sunny Kaul and clinical educator Liz Allibone from the Royal Br...

Planning & Production Credits: Jo Szram (Lead), Sarah Siddiqui, Peter Brennan, Jane Gardner-Florence Human factors understanding focuses on optimising human performance through better understanding the behaviour of individuals, their interactions, with each other and with their environment. In health care, it underpins patient safety, offering an integrated approach to quality improvement and...

Planning & Production Credits: Victoria Twigg (Lead), Kathleen Sullivan, Jane Garner-Florence & Sarah Siddiqui The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in new ways of working for everyone in healthcare, with some healthcare professionals being redeployed to another speciality completely.  Redeployment can pose a host of practical difficulties and concerns to those being redeployed...

The pandemic has altered work patterns , so that in general practice most consultations are being done by telephone or video. Clinicians are sometimes working from home and trainees and supervisors may not always be in the same physical environment. The combination of different ways of consulting and this geographical separation can lead to challenge in terms of supervision. In this episode, we ar...

In the early stages of the pandemic, the medical workforce across trusts in London underwent many strategic changes, with trainees being deployed to different sites and disciplines causing disruption to normal working patterns and training pathways. In this episode we are in conversation with the Director of Medical Education across different London trusts and the chair-elect of the NACT (National...

In a high-alert situation such as the Covid-19 pandemic, it can be very easy to become more function driven and task focused when everything is in crisis mode. There is the potential for 'heroic' overworking and burnout, or struggling to find the capacity to address other areas of our lives. In these times, how can we support healthcare professionals to create more balance in their every day? In t...