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๐ฉบ๐ ONLY relevant information and development opportunities for Advanced Practitioners. We post max once a weekday (not weekends). This Channel is for everyone working within Advanced Practice across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. ๐ If you want to chat to us about any of these opportunities in more detail, email [email protected] with โFAO AP Leadโ in the subject line.
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๐๐๐ *Are you an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner?* *Do you prescribe a varied formulary?* If so, you could play a vital role in the supervision and education of clinical pharmacists. There is a cohort of clinical pharmacy non-medical prescribing students who need a designated prescribing practitioner. ๐๏ธ This would be for a 13 week period starting in Summer 2025, providing supervision to a student prescriber over this period. ๐ง *If you would like to know more, contact Primary Care Advanced Practice Lead [email protected]*


๐คง *The Elvis Kids: Randomised Controlled Trial* Utilizing saline nasal drops to reduce the duration of viral upper respiratory tract infections. This study demonstrated that the use of simple saline nasal drops can shorten the duration of symptoms in children suffering with upper respiratory tract infection which is a great tool in terms of aiding antibiotic guardianship. *Shortening the duration of illness leads to fewer requests for antibiotics.*๐๐ *Full details of the study can be found here* โก๏ธ *https://bit.ly/3Qg5ar9*


*Join us for The second Notts Primary Care Conference on Wednesday 12 March 2025.* ๐จ๐ To celebrate our workforce, we are inviting submissions for posters that showcase innovations, new ways of working, and wellbeing initiatives in PrimaryCare across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. *Find out how to enter the competition at* โก๏ธ *https://bit.ly/4jCniJo*


๐๏ธ *With the Nursing and Midwifery Council expected to release draft standards for advanced practice in March 2025 there has never been a more important time to claim your NHSE Digital Badge in Advanced Practice.* *Whether you have completed an accredited MSc or if your qualification is historic you can claim your digital badge here* โฌ๏ธ https://advanced-practice.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/digital-badges/ ๐ Your badge is a digital version of your qualifications and recognised educational equivalency. It allows you to show your colleagues, friends, or potential employers easily: ๐ฃ When you earned the certification or education equivalency ๐ฃ The framework the badge is based on ๐ฃ What it takes to be eligible for the badge Your badge allows you to manage, share (online), and verify your certification(s) and/or educational equivalency. This includes real-time authentication. ๐ก๏ธ Badges provide employers and peers concrete evidence of what you had to do to earn your certification(s) or educational equivalency. ๐คBadges can be shared in your email signature, on your electronic rรฉsumรฉ, and online (LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter/X) profiles.

*Advanced Practice is now a well-established part of Primary Care, with Advanced Practitioners playing a vital role in providing services across Nottinghamshire.* ๐ณ ๐ It is however, vital to ensure that these roles have the correct governance in place. This protects the Advanced Practitioner and employer alike, ensuring the proper provision of supervision, leadership, education and training are in place to support the role and all involved. *The best way to ensure this is by using the Centre for Advancing Practice Governance Maturity Matrix* โฌ๏ธ *https://advanced-practice.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/governance/* This is a great tool to evidence and monitor governance of Advanced Practice. To find out more, follow the link or contact the training hub.


๐ ๐ค *For those Advanced Practitioners whose profession was not included in the latest amendment to legislation around issuing sick notes, there is an alternative.* It is not legal for any clinician who is not a: ๐ฃ GP or Hospital Doctor ๐ฃ Registered Nurse ๐ฃ Occupational Therapist ๐ฃ Pharmacist ๐ฃ Physiotherapist But other allied professionals, such as Advanced Clinical Practitioners who are registered Paramedics or Operating Department Practitioners, can issue an AHP Health and Work Report. This is an advisory form similar to a sick note, which can be used for an employee to gain access to statutory sick pay. *Before doing so, any clinician who wishes to use it should complete the HEE module on issuing sick notes*โก๏ธ *https://bit.ly/3WCHQrl*