Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board

As Remembrance Day approaches, practices are invited to become accredited as ‘veteran friendly’. Almost 60 per cent of practices in Greater Manchester already have accreditation, however the region is hoping to achieve the national NHSE target of 100 per cent by March 2025. The scheme is run by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and NHS England. Practices can sign up to the scheme at any point during the year, but the period around Remembrance Day can be particularly triggering for veterans and provides an ideal opportunity to help those who may be silently struggling. Becoming a veteran friendly accredited practice is a quick and simple process – it takes just 20 minutes to sign up – and will help practices to raise awareness, improve understanding and support them in their duty of care to veterans. Dr Joanna Bircher, Clinical Director of the PCB’s GP Excellence Programme, said: “As Remembrance Day approaches, it’s a timely reminder that veterans often face unique physical and mental health challenges, such as being affected by incidents not typically experienced by other citizens. “By joining the scheme, practices can learn more about how to identify, support and deliver tailored support to veterans." Find our more and sign up today: https://lnkd.in/e6hSdvuD #RemembranceDay #VeteranFriendly #GMPrimaryCare Joanna Bircher

Happy #Diwali to all primary care and NHS colleagues who are celebrating! May this Diwali bring you peace, happiness and the warmth of loved ones 💙 #Diwali #GMPrimaryCare

Interested in helping to shape an Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) improvement plan for primary care? NHSE is keen to involve anyone working in community pharmacy, dentistry, general practice or optometry, in both clinical and non-clinical roles. The aim is to develop a bespoke EDI improvement plan for primary care. An online engagement event is taking place on Thursday 7 Nov between 12pm and 1.30pm to understand more about what colleagues would like to see in the plan. Book your place here: https://lnkd.in/eJSTcnZM #EqualityandDiversity #GMPrimaryCare

Is your practice or PCN interested in learning more about how to use social media to engage patients and promote services? The Digital First Primary Care programme, in partnership with Redmoor Health, is running a social media digital workshop on Tuesday 5 November between 12pm and 1pm. "Leveraging social media in general practice" will focus on practical strategies for boosting patient communication, raising awareness of key services and creating a stronger online presence using social media platforms such as Facebook, X and Instagram. Find out more and book your place: https://lnkd.in/eCiCFMBd #DigitalTransformation #GMPrimaryCare

🔉 Calling all #PrimaryCare providers! Visit NHS Greater Manchester campaign resource centre for a range of resources to support the winter vaccination campaign ⬇️ #GetWinterStrong #GMPrimaryCare

📢 Our October Provider Update is now available! The regular update is for all primary care providers across dentistry, pharmacy, general practice and optometry. Each month you will find a round-up of activity, news, campaigns and events happening in the Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board (PCB), as well as the wider integrated care partnership. The monthly update also features an intro from PCB Chair, Luvjit Kandula. Read the full update on our website: https://lnkd.in/dvknE-RP If you have any comments or suggestions about the update, please let us know by emailing: [email protected] #GMPrimaryCare #ProviderUpdate

The Greater Manchester Resilience Hub is providing a new specialist service for health and care colleagues affected by critical incidents or traumatic events at work. The Critical Incident and Trauma Service provides free, confidential mental health support to all NHS staff in Greater Manchester, including those working in primary care. Support includes access to psychological support for major incidents across GM and support for individuals, managers and teams experiencing trauma or vicarious trauma in the workplace. Funded by NHS Greater Manchester, this new offer replaces the staff wellbeing service to provide a more specialist service. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dQzcpknd #GMPrimaryCare #MentalHealth

📢 Calling all primary care providers! Join the GM campaign to improve support for working carers and the disabled workforce. The Greater Manchester People and Culture Health and Care Group is encouraging all health and care employers to use two important resources to review the support in place for working carers and the disabled workforce and develop a plan for implementing good practice. There are two virtual sessions in November to talk through implementation, with an opportunity to hear from employers who have already made great progress: 📆 Supporting our working carers, 1pm-2pm, Tues 19 November 📆 Supporting our disabled workforce, 1pm-2pm, Tues 26 November Providers are also asked to fill out a pre-campaign survey to provide a baseline. The Greater Manchester People and Culture Health and Care Group is made up of leaders from across health and social care and oversees the delivery of the GM People and Culture Strategy. Find out more on the PCB website: https://lnkd.in/epuxQFJB #Workforce #GMPrimaryCare

📢 Share your views on ADHD services for children and young people. NHS Greater Manchester is inviting health and care professionals working with children and young people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to take part in an engagement exercise. The engagement exercise runs until 29 November 2024, and seeks to address some of the issues including long wait times, levels of ongoing support for patients, the referral and assessment process, and how services vary across Greater Manchester. Find out more and complete a survey before 29 November: https://lnkd.in/ebpjMEKa #GMPrimaryCare #ADHDServices #NHSGM

Interested in clinical research? Attend the final North West Regional Research Delivery Network (NW RRDN) meeting of 2024 to learn more. Taking place on Wednesday, 23 October from 10am at Citylabs in Manchester, you will have the opportunity to learn more about clinical research, as well as network with colleagues. Visit the PCB website to register. You can also learn more about the latest clinical research offers for primary care: https://lnkd.in/e6gyUfB4 #GMPrimaryCare #ClinicalResearch #NIHR