NEL ENHANCE PROGRAMME – DEVELOPING YOUR INTEGRATED NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAMS – AN EXCITING OFFER!

Following the final webinar, NEL Health Inclusion and Improvement, and NEL Health Equity Academy is delighted to confirm that the Expression of Interest form is now live to join the development offer of the pilot NEL Enhance Programme.

Up to seven teams in north east London will have the opportunity to be a part of a funded programme, which supports them to put the themes that have been covered in the NEL Enhance Programme into practice to address the needs of our local communities.

See the attached overview document and visit the Health Equity Academy NEL Enhance Pilot space for all the information about this offer in partnership with EQUIP:

Enhance Part 2: Expressions of interest – North East London Health Equity Academy – FutureNHS Collaboration Platform

We will also be holding drop-in sessions at the following times if you have any questions about the EoI, the process, and the development offer. Email nelondonicb.personalisedcare@nhs.net for the MS Teams link for your preferred session, or access via the Health Equity Academy FutureNHS site.

Monday 12th May 12pm

Thursday 15th May 4pm

Wednesday 21st May 9am

REFLECTIVE SPACE FOR GPs IN NEL

3pm via MS teams on the third Wednesday of each month commencing 18th June 2025 for 1 hour

Dr Shani Bhaskaran will be holding reflective sessions remotely at 3 pm via MS teams on the third Wednesday of each month commencing 18th June 2025 for 1 hour.

This offer to participate in GP Reflective Sessions is open to GPs working in NEL primary care with the aim to provide reflective spaces facilitated in small groups.

Click HERE to apply for these sessions and learn more

NEL Prescribing Quality Scheme And Prescribing Efficiency Scheme Drop-In Q&A Sessions 25-26

Following the recent launch of the NEL Prescribing Quality Scheme (PQS) and NEL Prescribing Efficiency Scheme (PES), the Prescribing and Medicines Optimisation Team will be hosting regular drop-in Q&A sessions throughout 2025 and early 2026, to help facilitate questions and queries on both schemes.

All NEL practices are welcome and encouraged to attend.

This will also be an opportunity to provide feedback on both schemes.

The first drop in Q&A session will be on Tuesday 20th May 2025 12.30-2pm – CLICK HERE TO JOIN.

Subsequent sessions are scheduled for:

Date Time
Tuesday 7th July 2025 – CLICK HERE TO JOIN 1-2pm
Tuesday 23rd September 2025 – CLICK HERE TO JOIN 1-2pm
Tuesday 25th November 2025 – CLICK HERE TO JOIN 1-2pm
Tuesday 20th January 2026 – CLICK HERE TO JOIN 1-2pm

 

Physician Associate GP Year 1 Teaching Opportunity – Available from July 2025

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) are currently in the process of recruiting GP practices to teach their next cohort of Physician Associate students commencing from July 2025.

Please see the PA teaching dates listed below:

PA Teaching dates – 2025-2026

Year 1 (2025) – one of the following 4-week Placement Blocks:

  • 7th July – 18th July and 4th August – 15th August 2025
  • 18th August – 12th September 2025

Year 2 (2026) – 24 Wednesdays (dates to be confirmed but will commence from January 2026)

 Teaching payment – 2025-2026 (for one student)

  • Year 1 (2025) – Remuneration for 20 days will be £1000.
  • Year 2 (2026) – Remuneration for 24 days will be £1200.

 Teaching payment – 2025-2026 (for two students)

  • Year 1 (2025) – Remuneration for 20 days will be £2000.
  • Year 2 (2026) – Remuneration for 24 days will be £2400.

GP placement structure – Years 1 & 2

  • Year 1 – will largely consist of active sitting in with professionals and observing consultations. In the current climate this may involve: virtual consultations between patient, student and GP; attendance at clinical meetings either virtually or face to face; observing the work of other members of the practice e.g. reception, HCAs, admin team.
  • Year 2 – students should progress further, consulting appropriately selected patients and making management plans under the supervision of their GP. Student’s surgeries form an integral part of their learning and they should ideally occur on most of the Wednesdays that they are in practice.

What’s involved: Role of the PA Supervisor and host GP Practice

As a reminder, PA students require clinical supervision from a GP. Clinical supervision includes involving students in your daily clinics, encouraging them to take histories and examine patients and present their findings to you By their second year PA students can usually undertake significant and valuable clinical tasks independently with ongoing GP oversight.

Next steps

If you would like to submit an expression to teach PA students, please confirm which block and how many students the practice would be interested in by contacting Chloe Rayner c.rayner@qmul.ac.uk.

If you have flexibility for any of the teaching blocks, please do let us know.

They will require a short application form to be completed, and would then conduct a practice visit. This is an opportunity for us to meet with the practice and discuss teaching options, training, quality and to answer any questions you may have about teaching

If you have any queries about PA GP teaching, please contact Chloe Raynerc.rayner@qmul.ac.uk.

PULSE Application Network Applications

Please note it is important to have supervisor support to partake in the PULSE network as we will be inviting them to attend some of the events, ensuring a commitment from them to be able to release you from your duties for 1 day each month, and asking them if they would would consider taking on a mentorship role for a participant on the network.

Applications are now open! Apply Here or scan the QR code below

Any questions please email: savita.ghattaora@nhs.net

Newham Black Men’s Leadership & Engagement Project – Phase 2 February to July 2025

CLICK HERE to REGISTER

By submitting the form, you agree to the collection and storage of your information for the Newham Black Men’s Leadership & Engagement Project Phase 2, for Black men living, working or studying in Newham, aged 18 to 30 years.
Your data will be used solely for project-related activities and communication, handled confidentially and in compliance with data protection regulations. If you do participate in the Newham Black Men’s Project, you consent to the use of your information in project materials.

For additional information and/or data concerns please feel free to contact:
ankhplace@gmail.com

Sessions available are:

  • Food, Intro, Barbering and beard grooming 8th February 2025, 4.30pm Crafted Corner, E16
  • Planning and design of final programme 8th February 4.30pm Crafted Corner, E16
  • Building your Website free domain & start up business consultation 8th February 5pm
  • Introduction to the Black Men’s Leadership & Engagement programme 4.30pm 15th February, The Mix E13
  • The Journey Through Collage with Duane Paul, 15th February 2025, 5pm, The Mix E13
  • Financial Literacy for Busy Adults with Anthony Lindsay CeMaP, CeReR 1st March 2025, 4.30pm The Mix, E13
  • Box Fit & Chess with Bisi Imafidon, 1st March 2025, 6pm-7pm, The Mix, E13
  • Rise & Renew: Empowerment and Healing for Black Men with Simon Lewin 8th March 2025 4.30pm The Mix E13
  • Mindful Art with Veronica Rowlands, 8th March 6pm-7pm, The Mix, 1a Cumberland Road E13
  • Leadership and leadership styles with Wayne Farah 15th March 2025, The Mix E13
  • Becoming a leader of Distinction with Onyi Anyado 15th March, 6pm-7pm, The Mix, E16
  • The Check In with Manny Loveankh 22nd March 2025, 5-7pm, The Mix E13 8LH
  • Introduction to 3D Printing: Design to Reality with Ben Adegoke and Crafted Corner, 27 Silvertown Way E16 1DH, 11th March 2025, 5pm
  • Breaking the Cycle: Gambling Harms with Ryan Hines BetKnowMore 29th March 2025, 5pm, The Mix E13 8LH
  • Co-design of research focus, outcome reporting & 1:1, led by Meena Researcher 5th April 2025, 5pm, The Mix, E13
  • Newham Citizen’s Science Fair 12th April 2025, 10am-5pm, UEL E15 (Scan below)
  • Skate Cabal, 25th April , 5pm-7pm, Shipman Youth Zone, E16, 18-24 years
  • Mental Health: Cut Off from the World with Isaac Frimpong 26th April, 5pm, Crafted Corner E16
  • Music as Therapy, Bazil Hunte 3rd May 2025, 5pm, The Mix E15
  • Emergency First Aid, Atlantic Pacific, E16 10th May 2025, 11am to 7pm
  • Building relationships & influencing systems and providers with Wayne Farah, 17th May 5pm, Crafted Corner E16
  • Silencing stress, and work life balance with Isaac Frimpong 17th May, 6pm, Crafted Corner E16
  • Mentoring opportunities led by Paul Leslie CEO Rights & Equalities In Newham (REIN) 31st May, 5pm, The Mix, E13
  • Life coaching with Ralph Corkill
  • Drumming for Recovery and Wellbeing with Steve Henfry, Forest Gate Youth Zone, E7, 4th June 2.30-3.30 x 6 weeks
  • Deescalate and run with Paul Leslie 7th June, 6pm-7pm
  • Hiroek App with Inventor Chukwuebuka Okwor 7th June 2025 5pm The Mix, E13 8LH
  • Trauma-informed practice (understanding trauma and its effects
  • Engagement, Involvement, Delegation & Decision-Making
  • Relationship Coaching
  • Recovery College
  • Volunteering and giving back
  • Debt management and recovery
  • Expressive Art
  • Boxing Techniques
  • Basic Sports & Fitness
  • Talking Therapies
  • Hug and Talk Team
  • Review, reflect, adapt!
  • Wild Walks
  • AI for Good
  • Messy Play through Art
  • Singing

Become a North East London (NEL) Pharmacy Career Ambassador

Inspire Future Pharmacists – Show young people and adults the endless career opportunities in pharmacy. 

 We’re Looking for Ambassadors with: 

  • Strong Communication Skills – Confidently share the value of pharmacy careers. 
  • Passion for Pharmacy – A genuine enthusiasm for promoting pharmacy as a profession. 
  • Teamwork & Collaboration – Willingness to engage with peers and support others. 
  • Adaptability & Organisation – Comfortable attending flexible events and managing your time. 

Encouraging Pharmacy assistants, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists from different sectors who can demonstrate the skills to sign up 

Ready to make a difference? Sign up now using this link: https://forms.office.com/e/XD9NaVEpNf 

Contact simmy.daniel1@nhs.net (NEL Pharmacy Workforce Programme Delivery Lead for further information) 

NEL: Share Your Pharmacy Journey!

We’re looking for testimonials from PTPT apprentices, Trainee Pharmacists, Pharmacy Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians, and Pharmacists in NEL to highlight the diverse opportunities in our pharmacy sectors. Selected testimonials will be featured on the NEL careers website. Please complete this Teams form by 14th March: It has the necessary questions that will help towards the testimonial completion: https://forms.office.com/e/M5qfr96tQh

Videos for NEL careers website: We’re looking for role models across all pharmacy sectors and roles to share their experiences and advocate for pharmacy careers. This as an example of the type of content that could be created: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAJqr_imGJE

Please email simmy.daniel1@nhs.net with your proposed text for a 30-second feature (what you would like to say in the video) by 14th March.Selected staff members will be contacted to complete a consent form prior to recording.

A survey about the Core20PLUS5 approach and our ICS has launched: please take part!

A survey launched on 18 February to understand awareness and experiences of the Core20PLUS5 approach and how it is being rolled out within each ICS.

The survey is confidential and should be completed by all staff in the NEL system who have been involved in work related to the Core20PLUS5 approach.

Ipsos and The Strategy Unit are carrying out this survey on behalf of NHS England.

Staff are being invited to take part via this link which will be open until 15 April.

The survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete.

Questions? Please email Ipsos: uk-pa-core20PLUS5-survey@ipsos.com

Courage Building Virtual Training Programme

NEL LMNS (Local Maternity and Neonatal System) is pleased to offer colleagues a ‘courage building’ virtual training programme designed for staff from bands 5 to 8a. This programme will run over four months and includes six modules, each lasting 2.5 hours. Details of two cohorts running in April are shared below. The content is aimed at enhancing confidence in speaking up, overcoming perfectionism and fear of judgement, managing imposter syndrome, and deepening resilience and wellbeing, among other benefits.

There will also be opportunities for group coaching sessions to further support participants.

April 2025 Cohort (C14)

Deadline to receive participant details: 14 Feb 2025

Module 1: Tue 1st Apr, 2pm – 4:30pm

Module 2: Tue 22nd Apr, 2pm – 4:30pm

Courage Circle 1: Tue 29th Apr, 2pm – 3:30pm

Module 3: Tue 6th May, 2pm – 4:30pm

Courage Circle 2: Thu 22nd May, 2pm – 3:30pm

Module 4: Thu 12th Jun, 2pm – 4:30pm

Module 5: Thu 26th Jun, 2pm – 4:30pm

Courage Circle 3: Mon 7th Jul, 2pm – 3:30pm

Module 6: Tue 15th Jul, 2pm – 4:30pm

 

April 2025 Cohort (C15)

Deadline to receive participant details: 14 Feb 2025

Module 1: Thu 3rd Apr, 10am – 12:30pm

Module 2: Wed 23rd Apr, 10am – 12:30pm

Courage Circle 1: Wed 30th Apr, 10am – 11:30am

Module 3: Wed 7th May, 2pm – 4:30pm

Courage Circle 2: Wed 21st May, 10am – 11:30am

Module 4: Tue 10th Jun, 10am – 12:30pm

Module 5: Tue 24th Jun, 10am – 12:30pm

Courage Circle 3: Tue 8th Jul, 10am – 11:30am

Module 6: Wed 16th Jul, 10am – 12:30pm

 

Please see attached for a flyer (with QR codes) to help advertise and 3 videos that may support;

  • Ajina Babu – An international nurse’s journey – watch here
  • Farrah Amjad – Overcoming Anxiety to Speak up – watch here (Blended Role Specialist)
  • Rebecca Brixton – How I became a better Leader – watch here(Clinical Lead OT – AHP)

Braver than Before Testimonial Videos – view all here

 

Please ensure that the attached Excel template is filled out by each site and sent to Rebecca.sobodu2@nhs.net by Fri 14th February 2025.