Camden Training Hub

Camden Training Hub

Camden Training Hub (formerly known as Camden Community Education Provider Network CEPN) has been established as a network of health and care organisations in 2014. Since April 2022, it has been delivered by the Camden Training Hub Partnership established by Camden Health Partners ltd, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of CHP and Community Matters. We are partner members of the NCL Training Hub.

The remit of Camden Training Hub is to deliver workforce development and support workforce planning, with a particular focus on primary care. This involves delivery of education and training activities, as well as management of special projects that respond to workforce related needs and demands. Camden Training Hub also organises and hosts the Team Camden Engagement Event, a monthly online meeting to update the workforce on new developments, since April 2022.

The Training Hub programmes and projects are delivered by a team, which is led by Dr Sarah Morgan as the clinical lead, and by Murat Ozcelik as the managerial lead. What Camden Training Hub delivers, and how these are aligned with regional and local priorities is overseen by the Camden Training Hub Management Board.

The board sets the direction of travel for the Camden Training Hub, oversees the various projects it delivers and how these perform. It has the overarching responsibility to ensure that all Training Hub activities align with national, regional and local priorities, but also respond to the needs of Camden practices and PCNs.

Community Matters has been established in 2010 to provide workforce development and workforce planning support to organisations. Working with Health Education England, Community Matters has managed establishment of a number of training hubs in London. They programme managed the workforce workstream of the NCL Sustainability and Transformation Partnership, and set up and managed the pilot Nursing Associate Apprenticeship. In addition to their role in programme managing Training Hubs and providing workforce support to various organisations, Community Matters is also an approved apprenticeship provider. Community Matters has recently established a separate not-for profit company called CM Training Hub Ltd. for the delivery of training hub related projects.

Projects such as:

NCL Digital Transformation and Innovation Initiative for Primary Care

Digital Accessibility: Aimed at enhancing digital accessibility and patient engagement.

NCL Workforce Planning Programme

Identifying priorities for the workforce planning workstream and modelling based on population data working with and across sectors (including HEE Workforce Planning Masterclass) to improve PCNs understanding of different roles available

Health & Wellbeing

The Health & Wellbeing Bus, delivered by the NCL Nurse Educator Team, visiting care home staff , and doing Schwartz Rounds

NCL QI Programme

QI Network Leads Meetings: NCL Training Hub organised and led five NCL QI Network Leads meetings

Team Camden Events

Monthly Update Sessions: Camden Training Hub organised monthly update sessions for primary care colleagues, providing local updates from commissioners, providers, and other leaders, alongside educational updates.

Session Topics: covering topics such as ICB updates, long-term conditions, public health, primary care recovery plans, local drug services, neighbourhood updates, cancer alliance updates, ADHD, and more.

Camden Induction Programmes

Programme Design: The Camden Induction Programmes were designed for new colleagues, including trainee doctors, locums, and new ARRS roles in Camden Primary Care.

Training Topics: Training covered a wide range of topics, including EMIS beginner training, end-of-life care, frailty, lifestyle and prevention, long-term conditions, minor ailments, mental health, prescribing, cancer and screening, referral management, social prescribing, spotting sick children and adults, telephone consultations, and CNWL local community services.

Camden Self-Care Project

Website Launch: A website - Camden Self Care -  was developed to empower Camden residents with the confidence and information to manage their health, seek GP or other healthcare services when necessary, and encourage healthy behaviours to prevent long-term ill health. Promoting self-care through the borough.

Camden Multi-Professional Educator Faculty Sessions

Faculty Establishment: Camden Multi-Professional Educator Faculty was established and led by Dr Rachel Ibberson and Chaima Rachel. Sessions included introduction to supervision, inter-professional supervision, effective feedback, ARRS roles, clinical supervision, challenging learners, and leadership.

Camden Nursing Programmes

• Workforce Development: Programme delivery was mapped against ICB people strategy to improve GPN retention, increase GPN numbers, and develop career progression pathways.

Training included:

• Long term condition management Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, CVD, Interpreting bloods, Cancer care, MH awareness
• Health coaching, Travel Health, Cytology training, Paediatric nursing, Wound care, Green agenda – green prescribing, Newly qualified fellowship, Quarterly forums for Camden nurses, Monthly NCL wide nursing forum, Restorative Clinical Supervision sessions, Fundamentals to immunisations & vaccine updates, Sexual Health & Contraception, venepuncture & Cannulation, spirometry training

Some of the other training events organised by Camden Training Hub:

• Headache Lunchtime Virtual Session
• Camden Cow's Milk Allergy Rapid Access Clinic Webinar
• Functional Neurological Disorders Webinar
• Sustainable Asthma Care, Keeping the Airways Open and the Air Clean