Training for sample takers to encourage cervical screening in people with learning disabilities
We are running these training sessions to help practices encourage people with learning disabilities to have cervical screening. Dates and booking form attached.
pdf CS54581 WCA LD Cervical Screening Training A4 poster PRF1 (1.05 MB)
Menopause pathway
We have been working with the Gynaecological team at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust plus representatives from primary care over the last 6 months to review the Menopause Service Provision and develop a standard pathway, in line with the BMS Vison for menopause care in the UK published 2020. Details are attached.
Free Hypertension Course & Education Material
Sharing the information below for free course and learning material relating to Hypertension
document Free Hypertension Course & Education Material (80 KB)
Learning from the lives and deaths of people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) Annual Report 2021/22#
The Hampshire & Isle of Wight LeDeR annual report is now available online. The attached is a summary of the Portsmouth data and includes covid deaths to date.
document Portsmouth 21 22 LeDeR Summary & Covid to date (235 KB)
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) LeDeR Annual Report 2021/22
Urgent Treatment Centre leaflet
Leaflet on “which health service you should use” with updated x-ray information. Please display in practice or upload to your website.
pdf Urgent Treatment Centre flier 22 05600 Oct 2022 (58 KB)
Upper GI Surgical Services
Following some feedback from the Gastroenterology team at PHU, there appears to be some navigation issues with practices finding the Upper GI Surgical service on ERS as this appear to be being submitted via the Gastro team which is leading to redirection and delays in the patient`s care.
Unfortunately, Upper GI Surgical is not a named speciality and is combined with General Surgery and is listed under the speciality Surgery-Not Otherwise Specified.
For any e-Referral service queries contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 023 9268 1712.
Virtual HSCP – Suicide Prevention Awareness Training
Wednesday 14 December 2022 (09.30 – 11.00)
The focus of this course is suicide prevention. It covers ways in which staff working with children, young people and families can support and respond to those in possible crisis. This interactive session will enable participants to gain a greater understanding of ways to identify when someone may be in crisis (including self-harm) and to learn about evidence-based approaches to manage suicidal conversations. The session will also include details of further support and training available in Hampshire to enable you to feel more confident working with children, young people and adults in potential crisis. The session will be delivered by a range of multi-agency partners and led by public health.
Virtual HSCP – Supporting Children of Substance Misusing Parents
Wednesday 7 December 2022 (13.30 – 15.00)
Delivered by Inclusion22, this session will give an insight into the impact of parental substance use on children and young people. The webinar allows professionals to explore these impacts and how to respond and support children of different ages who are affected by parental substance use.
Virtual HSCP – Lunchtime Learning – An Introduction to Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder
Wednesday 16 November 2022 (12.00 – 13.00)
An introduction to how EUPD is defined, how it presents and how it might affect children, young people and families. The webinar includes useful ways that Hampshire professionals can support families living with EUPD.
HIOW ICB Safeguarding newsletter - November 2022
Please find attached the latest issue of the ‘Safeguarding Chronicle’, our Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB Safeguarding newsletter.
Virtual HSCP – Lunchtime Learning – An Introduction to Economic Abuse
Wednesday 7 December 2022 12.00 – 13.00
Financial and economic abuse within the context of domestic abuse is not often seen as presenting a risk to a victim. This workshop aims to provide information about what constitutes economic abuse and the complexities around it, together with an awareness of the limitations imposed on the victim of that abuse.
Virtual HSCP – Coercive Control Awareness Training
Friday 25 November 2022 09.30 – 11.00
As professionals it can sometimes be hard to understand the levels to which perpetrators of domestic abuse will go in order to control their victims. This course will develop professionals’ confidence in recognising and responding to this controlling behaviour.
Virtual HSCP – An Introduction to the Impact of Domestic Abuse on Children Under 10
Wednesday 23 November 2022 09.30 – 11.00
This training provides an overview of the impact of domestic abuse with a specific focus on children under 10 years old. Delegates will gain understanding of the ways that children can be affected by domestic abuse and violence and make links between domestic abuse and child abuse. The course is designed to support professionals in recognising the difficulties for parents experiencing domestic abuse and how these impact on their ability to parent, as well as exploring the difficulties for victims of domestic abuse in forming attachments with their children. Delegates will develop knowledge of support available to children and how to refer/signpost
Primary Care IPC changes
Summary:
COVID-19 precautions and advise is regularly reviewed by the ICB IPC Team. The advice takes into account the current prevalence of COVID-19 in the community, the emergence of new variants, antibody levels across age groups and IPC guidelines in acute and community providers.
Key changes to advice:
For further advice, please contact your Place-based IPC practitioner or the 7 day IPC service:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 08703156601
document PC IPC phased approach September 2022 reminder (4.11 MB)
Welcome Places
As we move into the Autumn/ Winter HIVE Portsmouth and Portsmouth City Council are working with statutory services and the community voluntary sector to look at warm, welcoming spaces in the city for residents who may struggle to keep their homes warm as energy prices increase.
Attached is an expression of interest form for your organisation. If you are able to be involved as a host organisation, please complete and return this form as soon as possible so that we can plan how best to support vulnerable residents in the coming months.
Katy Walsh
Voluntary & Community Engagement
Portsmouth HIVE
Updated Primary Care Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service Documents
Please see attached Updated Primary Care Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service documents.
pdf B1963 vii Updated Primary Care Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service cover note (151 KB)
pdf B1963 vi Network Contract IIF one page summary for primary care teams September 2022 (150 KB)
pdf B1963 v Network Contract Personalised Care Guidance September 2022 (281 KB)
pdf B1963 iv Network Contract DES FAQs September 2022 (377 KB)
pdf B1963 iii Network Contract IIF Implementation Guidance September 2022 (1.36 MB)
pdf B1963 ii Network Contract DES Guidance September 2022 (704 KB)
pdf B1963 i Network Contract DES Specification September 2022 (1.36 MB)
Handling difficult situations with compassion – training programme
NHS England have extended the training programme – ‘Handling difficult situations – Caring for yourself and others with compassion’.
This training course is being offered to all frontline, patient facing NHS staff and aims to teach the skills and techniques to handle difficult situations with compassion, including using appropriate communication techniques and active listening skills, whilst focussing on how to keep yourself safe and seek support if you feel affected by a situation.
The training will be held virtually using MS Teams, and will take 3 hours
NHS England » Handling difficult situations with compassion – training programme
Recent increase in cases of diphtheria in the UK and WHO European Region amongst asylum seekers and refugees
This briefing note aims to raise awareness of clinicians, laboratories, Health Protection Teams (HPTs) and Local Authorities, particularly those responsible for the health of asylum seekers, migrants and refugees, of the potential for cutaneous and respiratory diphtheria in those who arrive from countries endemic for the infection.
pdf Recent diphtheria in the uk and who european region 2022 082 (380 KB)
Supporting General Practice, Primary Care Networks & their teams through winter and beyond letter and B1605 - Primary care system development funding (SDF) & GPIT funding guidance; Analysis of programmes & funding in
Please read the attached comms.
Enhanced Service Specification; Seasonal influenza vaccination programme 2022/23 – Version 2 and B1995 - Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme Enhanced Service 2022/23; Additional guidance
Please see the attached version 2 seasonal influenza ES guidance and additional guidance attached.
pdf B1995 Seasonal Influenza Vaccinaton Programme Additional Guidance 260922 (376 KB)
pdf B1984 Seasonal influenza vaccination 2022 23 ESS for GPs 260922 (488 KB)
Update to management of laboratory confirmed Monkeypox infections
Please see the attached version 2 seasonal influenza ES guidance and additional guidance attached.
pdf B1989 Management of laboratory confirmed monkeypox infections version 4 20220922 (132 KB)
Domestic Abuse training available - 19 & 20 Oct
Do you work with children and families, or soon-to-be-parents?
We have some Safe & Together domestic abuse training coming up on 19 & 20 October (1-4pm both days). The Safe & Together model is new in Southampton and there will be a series of training events available. This awareness session, running on both afternoons online, is for multi-agency front line practitioners (including Children’s Services) and will give you an:
To find out more and book please click here.
Suicide Prevention Awareness Training
Suicide Prevention Awareness Training provides professionals working with children, young people and their families with ways in which they can support and respond to those in possible crisis. This interactive session will enable participants to gain a greater understanding of ways to identify when someone may be in crisis (including self-harm) and to learn about evidence-based approaches to manage suicidal conversations. The session will also include details of further support and training available in Hampshire to enable professionals to feel more confident working with children, young people and adults in potential crisis.
This new webinar will launch on 28 September 2022, 13.30 – 15.00. Places are available on a first come, first served basis, so be quick to secure your free place. Click here to book now.
ICON Week - Webinar changes
Please find attached the new schedule of webinars as there has been a change of start time and speaker on Friday
Rapid Insight Events on Primary and Community Care in Wessex
The Wessex AHSN will be holding three Rapid Insight Events in October specifically focused on Primary and Community Care in Wessex. The links to register for these events have been added below with further information regarding each event available on each registration page.
They would greatly appreciate you attending so that you can share your opinion and they can gather your valuable insight and experience surrounding each key area.
Optimisation of Current Technology - Tuesday 4th October – 14:30-15:30
The Wessex Team would also greatly appreciate you passing the links on to your colleagues that work in Primary and Community Care in Wessex. The more colleagues from Primary and Community Care arena that attend these events, the greater the opportunity to highlight specific areas where Wessex AHSN can best focus their efforts to support you in the hard work that you deliver on a daily basis.
If you have any questions or queries regarding the events, please contact the Wessex AHSN Primary Care Team at the following address; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Blood Pressure webinar for non-clinical staff in practices
A CVD Prevention webinar (https://vimeo.com/749105218) has been developed by the members of the cardiovascular disease prevention team at the HIOW ICS to promote 'Blood Pressure' and is intended for use in training Practice non-clinical support staff in the following:
Training from Solent NHS Trust Sexual Health
Details of Sexual Health upcoming training and webinars
⏩Virtual Clinical Conference 14 Sept 2022
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⏩Assessment Half Day (AHD) 2nd November 2022
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Safeguarding Webinars - lunch and learn series Please find the flyer attached for a trio of webinars hosted by the regional safeguarding team.
Kindly share with your teams and networks.
These sessions are pitched at level 3 of the Intercollegiate Documents and are useful for revalidation.
Simply click on the links in the flyer to join your chosen topic.
August session - Click here to join the meeting
September session - Click here to join the meeting
October session - Click here to join the meeting
pdf Addressing Violence lunch and learn series Aug, Sep, Oct 22 (265 KB)
Guidance for Anticoagulation for non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF)
National guidance on Anticoagulation for non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) following NHSE DOAC commissioning recommendations is now available (published July 2022) through the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (and endorsed by all the major professional bodies). The guidance concentrates on:
See link for data on Percentage DOACs items not prescribed as edoxaban by practices in Portsmouth.
Hot Weather and Specimens - Non-Patient Courier Contract (CitySprint)
Please see attached poster for display/info.
pdf PHU Hot weather and specimens poster 11 08 2022 (183 KB)
This site has been created on behalf of Hampshire and Isle of Wight general practice. It aims to provide a single place to access all the COVID-19 information and guidance needed to ensure safe, effective care for patients whilst ensuring the safety and wellbeing of staff and the resilience of practices.
Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group
Commissioning House, Fort Southwick, James Callaghan Drive, Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 6AR