Download resources and watch a recording of the virtual meeting of the Greater Manchester Primary Care and Community Nursing Forum held on Tuesday 19th July 2022.
The agenda included:
- Welcome and purpose of the session (Kerry Porter, Primary Care Workforce Programme Manager, NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care)
- GM Greener Inhaler Programme & PCN Inhaler Targets (Dr David McKelvey, Greater Manchester Clinical Lead in Sustainability in Primary Care & Sarah Minton, Practice Nurse, Shevington Surgery)
- Early cancer diagnosis and cancer referral pathways (Dr Sarah Taylor, GP Cancer Early Diagnosis Lead for Greater Manchester & Alison Jones, Director of Cancer Commissioning and Early Diagnosis, GM Cancer)
- CARE Programme (Lesley Royle-Pryor, Jonathan Henderson & Kerry Porter, GM Primary Care Workforce Team, NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care)
Followed by breakout sessions focussing on:
- Menopause (Michelle Maloney, System Health & Wellbeing Project Manager, NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care)
- Early cancer diagnosis and cancer referral pathways (Dr Sarah Taylor, GP Cancer Early Diagnosis Lead for Greater Manchester & Alison Jones, Director of Cancer Commissioning and Early Diagnosis, GM Cancer)
- Cancer Care Reviews (Dr Steve Churchill, Primary Care Clinical Lead for Personalised Care, GM Cancer)
- Non-Medical Prescribing update: the challenges of changing prescribing (Jole Hannan, Commissioning & Interface Pharmacist | Non-Medical Prescribing Lead, NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care (Bolton))
Download presentations and resources:
- Presentation – GM Greener Inhaler Programme & PCN Inhaler Targets
- MART training sessions – GPs, Practice Nurses, Pharmacists are welcome to join this ‘how to’ session on MART (Maintenance And Reliever Therapy) inhaler therapy. This session aims to answer: Who would MART be suitable for? How to implement changes? And how can it support the move to more environmentally friendly inhalers?
- Presentation – Early cancer diagnosis and cancer referral pathways
- Presentation – Menopause
- Insight into … Menopause Awareness for Peer Support – This insight into session is a great opportunity for line managers and colleagues to educate themselves on the signs and symptoms of menopause and how to have supportive conversations. If you are a colleague or manager wanting to learn more, then this session is for you.
Watch a recording of the meeting below.
Main meeting
CARE Programme – part 1
CARE Programme – part 2
CARE Programme – Jane Templeton
CARE Programme – Catherine Akosile
CARE Programme – Jennifer Crozier
Menopause
Early cancer diagnosis and cancer referral pathways
Cancer Care Reviews
Non-Medical Prescribing update: the challenges of changing prescribing
Closing Remarks