NEL Training Hub

Supporting earlier breast cancer diagnosis and managing mastalgia
2026-04-22 12:30 - 13:15 (Europe/London) | Online Session, United Kingdom
Register to secure your spot.
Learn from specialists on breast cancer during a free webinar and Q&A session, hosted by GatewayC – the leading earlier cancer diagnosis resource for primary care professionals.
Designed by the NHS for the NHS, GatewayC offers free evidence-based courses, bite-sized cancer education, podcasts, webinars and more to support earlier and faster cancer diagnosis.
This live webinar on Wednesday 22 April 2026, 12:30 – 13:15, will answer key questions such as:

What are the common presentations of breast cancer in primary care?
Which patient cohorts are considered at highest risk for developing breast cancer?
What treatments are available for those with a significant familial predisposition to breast cancer?

You’ll hear from expert speaker Miss Clare Garnsey, Consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon and Joint Clinical Lead for Breast Services, who will also discuss metastatic breast cancer, safety-netting and referral advice for mastalgia, and the significance of family history, followed by a live Q&A. This session is designed for GPs and primary care professionals.
Can’t make it? You can watch on demand on the GatewayC website after the event has finished.

Initiating & Monitoring Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation for Stroke Prevention
2026-04-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-29 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Session, United Kingdom
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a major risk factor for stroke, and effective anticoagulation is key to reducing this risk.
We are hosting two educational events focused on optimising stroke prevention through the safe initiation and monitoring of Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients with AF.
The first event will take place on Wednesday 22nd April 2026, 1-2pm via Microsoft Teams Webinar. To register for the training and education webinar please click here:- Initiating & Monitoring Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation for Stroke Prevention Webinar Part 1 | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams.
The second event will take place on Wednesday 29th April 2026, 1-2pm, via Microsoft Teams Webinar. To register for the training and education webinar please clinic:- Initiating & Monitoring Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation for Stroke Prevention Webinar Part 2 | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams
The sessions will cover:
· Assessing stroke and bleeding risk in AF
· Evidence-based DOAC prescribing
· Baseline checks and ongoing monitoring for safety and efficacy
· Practical tips for managing common challenges in primary care
· Managing common clinical scenarios and safety considerations
· The use of risk stratification tools to manage your atrial fibrillation population.

These events aim to support consistent, high-quality anticoagulation management to protect patients from preventable strokes in North East London.

UEL PGA Webinar "Supporting learners in difficulty"
2026-04-23 13:00 - 13:45 | Online Session, United Kingdom
Thursday 23rd April 2026, 1pm – 1:45pm
Students enrolled in health-related programmes experience disproportionately high levels of academic pressure, emotional distress, and wellbeing challenges. The combination of intensive curricula, clinical placements, professional identity formation, and exposure to patient suffering places health students at increased risk of burnout, anxiety, and disengagement. Universities therefore have a critical role in recognising and responding effectively to students in difficulty, particularly within health disciplines.
Join the upcoming session of UEL Postgraduate Academy of Health to explore common indicators of student distress in health programmes and examine the unique academic, clinical, and personal factors that contribute to vulnerability.
Dr Theresa Martin will highlight evidence-informed approaches to early identification, supportive conversations, and referral pathways, emphasising the importance of trauma-informed, compassionate, and culturally responsive practices. Dr Martin will also aim to equip professional and university staff with greater confidence and practical tools to support health students in difficulty, promote student wellbeing, and contribute to safe, sustainable learning environments within health education.
Click HERE to register.

Decision Making in Children with Medical Complexity and Life-limiting Disorders - An Education and Network Event
2026-04-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Online Session, United Kingdom
Thursday 23rd April | 4:00 – 6:00pm
John Ellis Lecture Theatre, Education Academy
Royal London Hospital (below the Dental Hospital)
SPEAKERS

Professor Lorna Fraser – Professor of Palliative Care, King’s College Hospital
Dr Amit Bali – Clinical Director of Integrated Paediatrics, General Paediatrician, Medical Complexity Service, Royal London Hospital
Holly Killick – Roald Dahl Children with Medical Complexity Clinical Nurse Specialist

Followed by Questions and Discussion, then light refreshments from 6:00pm
Open to all staff – consultants encouraged to attend
To attend in person, please RSVP via the booking form https://forms.office.com/e/n0ThSinX3t

Hypertension & Cholesterol: What GPs Want to Know – A Consultant-Led Session
2026-04-28 09:00 - 16:30 | Online Session, United Kingdom
📅 Tuesday, 28 April 2026 | 🕘 09:00–16:30 | 📍 Central London
We are pleased to share that the Hypertension and Lipids / CVD Risk Working Groups hosted by the North London Cardiac Operational Delivery Network, and chaired by Dr Marc George, Dr Jai Cegla and Dr Deep Shah, are running a face-to-face education day on 28 April.
Speakers from across North London, and the focus is very much on practical, day-to-day clinical decision making. The programme will cover:

Clear interpretation of lipid profiles in routine practice
Identification and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia
Updates on pharmacological management of lipids
Practical guidance on blood pressure targets and severe hypertension
Managing hypertension in frail and older patients

Click HERE to register.

Clinical Safety Officer Training
2026-05-06 09:30 - 16:00 | Face to Face
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Are you a clinician passionate about clinical safety?
Do you want to use digital AI tools safely?
Do you want to gain expertise within your PCN to approve digital tools?
Would you like to be the point of contact within your PCN as a trained CSO (Clinical Safety Officer)?
In collaboration with Accurx, we are pleased to announce that registrations for a free CSO training workshop are now open! Led by our very own Dr Osman Bhatti, the session will set out to enable practices and PCNs to use digital tools with confidence.

​We are offering this funded training to one representative per PCN to ensure clinical safety expertise is distributed across the region. If your PCN already has a registered CSO you may not be eligible for this training.
​Those who have already completed CSO training are not eligible to attend.

​The course will include:

​​Pre-course e-learning module
​​Highly contextualised content for clinical safety governance in primary care
​​A system-wide view, not exclusively focused on Accurx
​​How to complete a clinical safety assessment for Accurx Scribe
​​Opportunity to join a WhatsApp community of CSOs for continued peer to peer support

​​Please note – In order to become a Clinical Safety Officer you must have:

​​Professional Registration with a current, valid registration with a UK professional regulatory body, such as the General Medical Council (GMC) or the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
​​Clinical Training & Experience in a clinical role relevant to the specific area of the digital systems you would be assessing
Confirmed Support from your PCN CD/NM

​​Accurx will cover the cost of the training session; however, this does not include travel expenses to the location.

Heart Failure Awareness Week Webinar: Implementing NICE Heart Failure Guidance and the New HF QOF Metric (HF009) in Primary Care
2026-05-06 12:30 - 13:30 | Online Session, United Kingdom
Wednesday 6th May 2026, 12:30 – 13:30
Implementing NICE Heart Failure Guidance and the New HF QOF Metric (HF009) in Primary Care.

NICE HF roadmap — simple steps for putting guidance into practice

NT-proBNP made easy — when to test, what results mean, and how to support timely diagnosis

HF medications — practical tips for delivering the four pillars and the new HF QOF metric (HF009)

HF care closer to home — how primary care, community nursing, and specialist teams can work together

Real-world examples from across London — practical tips and tools you can use straight away

Chaired by Dr Christopher Primus and Dr Baldeep Sidhu
Hosted by: North and South London Cardiac Operational Delivery Networks
Click HERE to register.

Investing in You: Quality Improvement Training
2026-05-07 13:30 - 16:30 | Online Session, United Kingdom
on 7th May, in-person at Whitechapel Town Hall.
Why invest in your development now?
The NHS landscape is ever-changing – perhaps now more than ever (although to be fair we’ve been saying that for 77 years…). With constant shifts in policy, structure and demand, one of the best investments you can make is in yourself. Learning new skills doesn’t just help you do your job better; it rewires how your brain approaches problems, opens new neural pathways, and builds resilience for whatever comes next.
Quality Improvement offers a structured, creative way to face challenges. It teaches you to test multiple potential solutions, learn from what works and what doesn’t, and share those lessons with others. The beauty of QI is that you use data to prove you’re heading in the right direction – no guesswork, just evidence.

What makes this training different?
There are many QI training programmes out there. What sets this one apart is the learning experience itself. We have been supporting the NHS in North East London for 12 years now – we know you, we know (or are!) our patients, we know the patch. Participants will be divided into small groups of around 10 people, each supported by a dedicated facilitator. This means real conversation, tailored guidance, and the space to ask questions that matter to your specific context.
EQUIP has also been building deep skills and experience in QI applied to population health. We’ve explored this field from angles you may not have encountered before – and we’re confident you’ll take away something new, a fresh lens on improvement that you can apply straight away.

“Learning is not about filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.”
— W.B. Yeats

Your thinking is still yours
In a world where AI can help us refine an email, polish a report, or even shape a newsletter like this one –your way of thinking remains uniquely yours. Technology can assist, but it cannot replace the creative spark that comes from understanding a problem deeply and imagining new possibilities. QI gives you the tools to channel that creativity into action, and the discipline to learn from every attempt.

Feed your brain. Challenge your assumptions. Join us on 7th May.
Complete the form to register

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NEL: Challenges of Career Progression - Advancing Cancer Care & Career Development Education Sessions
2026-05-13 09:00 - 10:00 | Online Session, United Kingdom
Wednesday 13th May 2026, 9am – 10am
This is session 5 in the Advancing Cancer Care & Career Development Education Sessions.
This session will be presented by Dr Samantha Strumeier, Lead Uro-Oncology CNS (Barts Health):
After working as an independent Nurse Practitioner with a Doctorate in Nursing, I relocated to a new country, leaving behind my established professional identity and network. Transitioning into a different healthcare system required humility, resilience, and adaptability. I faced cultural, structural, and professional challenges while navigating new standards and expectations. Through perseverance, I rebuilt my credibility, advanced to a senior leadership role, and contributed to innovative service development and research. This journey strengthened my leadership, advocacy, and global perspective on nursing practice.
By the end of the session, you will learn:

To integrate advanced practice expertise within a new healthcare system.
To develop leadership and research capacity in nursing.
To establish professional credibility and influence through innovation and collaboration.

Click HERE to register.

HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS
2026-05-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Online Session, United Kingdom
Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/housing-and-homelessness-tickets-170400490454
About the training
Homelessness, or the threat of homelessness, continues to be an issue that affect many of our service users. In an area like Newham, where demand is high and accessing housing often comes with barriers, the solutions can sometimes seem complex. The session is intended to help identify these obstacles and how to overcome them. Homelessness can be resolved, but will only be achieved by building stronger partnerships and understanding the landscape in which we operate.

Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) Webinars for health and social care professionals
2026-05-20 12:30 - 13:30 | Online Session, United Kingdom
If you’re a health and social care professional, join OPG this spring for a series of webinars designed to support your knowledge and understanding of our services.
An introduction to OPG – Mar 5 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm GMT
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introduction-to-opg-tickets-1978149101212?aff=odcleoeventsincollection
Attorneys, deputies and decision-making – Apr 15 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm GMT+1
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/attorneys-deputies-and-decision-making-tickets-1978156011882?aff=odcleoeventsincollection
Managing concerns about attorneys and deputies – May 20 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm GMT+1
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/managing-concerns-about-attorneys-and-deputies-tickets-1978159019879?aff=odcleoeventsincollection

AI in Clinical Practice
2026-05-21 09:00 - 16:00 | Online Session, United Kingdom
Thursday 21 May 2026
New Hunt’s House, King’s College London, Guy’s Hospital Campus, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT
Registration (via BookCPD): Link: https://bookcpd.com/course/ai-clinical-practice
Consultants £50
SAS Doctors & Residents £25
Lunch and refreshments included
Contact: aiinclinicalpractice@gmail.com
The day is designed to:

Introduce practical, clinician‑friendly AI fundamentals, covering key regulatory, ethical and medicolegal issues
Clarify essential knowledge for safe day‑to‑day AI use including clinical decision support and risk prediction
Build AI literacy for safe, responsible deployment focussing on patient safety in the digital age
Offer breakout sessions on education, careers, innovation & a hackathon
Include poster presentations and Dragons’ Den competition

Empowering clinicians to shape tomorrow’s healthcare
King’s Health Partners & Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Rethinking healthy eating: the science of dietary patterns in cancer prevention
2026-05-21 12:30 - 13:30 | Online Session, United Kingdom
Thursday 21 May 2026, 12.30pm
A year on since the launch of the Dietary and Lifestyle Patterns report from World Cancer Research Fund, the team share insights aligned to UK healthy living guidelines. This webinar explores the evidence behind whole-diet approaches to cancer prevention, highlighting dietary patterns linked with reduced risk and offering practical ways for health professionals to discuss sustainable, realistic dietary change with patients.
Rethinking healthy eating webinar, sign up link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1981573335188?aff=oddtdtcreator

NEL: Learning from Child Deaths
2026-05-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Session, United Kingdom
Thursday 21st May 2026, 1pm – 2pm
This 1 hour training supports all professionals and practitioners who may come into contact with families and might have an opportunity to give safer sleep information, however brief their contact is, and irrespective of their role e.g. fire fighters, paramedics, police officers, housing officers, GPs and health and education staff. This webinar is underpinned by the evidence acquired through the work of the Lullaby Trust charity.
The sudden and unexpected death of an infant is one of the most devastating tragedies that could happen to any family. This training looks at the risk factors for Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy and the local picture including the introduction of a Safe Sleep standard and aims to provide basic advice on reducing the risk of SUDI and SIDS.
Click HERE to register.

Hot Topics Cancer Course (Face to Face)
2026-06-13 09:30 - 17:00 | Face to Face
Saturday 13th June 2026 9:30am – 5:00pm
This course is available to all Primary Care Colleagues working in North East London.
A £15 contribution to be made on booking
To book your place on the course please go to the following link and enter the access code provided below.
Or contact NB Medical on 0191 5197293/4 quoting the access code:
HTTPS://WWW.NBMEDICAL.COM/BESPOKE/ACCESS
ACCESS CODE: TOW-1306
NB Medical is delighted to be working with NEL Training Hub supported by NEL Cancer Alliance to bring you our Hot Topics Cancer Course on Saturday 13th June 2026. For 25 years, NB Medical has been the market leader for running GP Update courses in the UK and Ireland with over 20,000 GPs attending our courses per year. We are passionate about primary care, and committed to helping busy primary care professionals practice evidence-based medicine in an easy, time efficient way. Our teaching is focused on the patient, the problems they bring us and how best we can help them. The Hot Topics GP Update course will provide you with an overall update of all the latest developments in the literature and to serve as a platform for CPD and help to deliver better patient care.
Click HERE for more details.
