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NIHR/HEE Integrated Clinical Academic Careers East Midlands Showcase – 19th June 2024 University of Lincoln
This event is open to all clinical academics and especially any aspiring ones. Please forward to colleagues and interested parties.
The Universities of Lincoln and Nottingham are delighted to hold their annual Clinical Academic Career (CAC) presentations and Masterclass. The event will include an overview of clinical academic career opportunities, reflections and presentations by past and current scholars of our programmes. Please see the schedule for the event below:
NIHR HEE Integrated Clinical Academics Masterclass and Internship and Pre-Doctoral Bridging Programme Presentations 2024 [pdf] 864KB
If you are interested in knowing more about CAC in the East Midlands, we would urge you to register and attend for a truly inspiring day.
Please find the link to register for this free event (refreshments included).
Please note registration password INSIGHT to book your free place.
Read NIHR/HEE Integrated Clinical Academic Careers East Midlands Showcase – 19th June 2024 University of Lincoln…Update on myCOPD app
To date, 1,100 patients in Northamptonshire have registered onto the myCOPD app which is circa 7% of the registered QoF COPD population. Please see the statistc here:
NHS Northamptonshire ICB myCOPD project in partnership with my mhealth [pdf] 3MB
Now is the time to make sure more people living with COPD are optimised and empowered to manage their condition by giving them the opportunity to sign up for the app. A Digital Health Advisor is available from the provider to support with the patient registration process.
Key features:
- Supports annual reviews and QoF reporting
- Supports patient initiated follow up
- Inhaler instruction and medication reminders
To get started please get in touch with the my mhealth operations team by emailing operations@mymhealth.com. The team will guide you through the process and support your service to get up and running.
Read Update on myCOPD app…River Nene: Source to Sea! Virtual Walking Challenge – Workplace Wellbeing Initiative
Can you walk the length of the River Nene?
West Northamptonshire Council are holding a free virtual walking challenge! As part of encouraging wellbeing at work, they would like you and your colleagues to get involved. There are 1000 free places available on a first come first serve basis.
This virtual walking challenge will see you travel from the River Nene's most westerly source, near Arbury Hill, Daventry, all the way to the east coast where it joins the North Sea at The Wash.
The 105 mile challenge begins on Wednesday 1 May, coinciding with National Walking Month, lasting just over 8 weeks, and finishing on Sunday 30 June.
Simply walk wherever you like, measure the distance, and upload it onto the system to see your marker move along the virtual route.
There are also multiple leaderboards, allowing you to compete as an individual, as a team, and an organisation.
Can your organisation collectively walk the most distance? The competition is on to see who walks the furthest!
Follow this link to sign up now and share it with all your colleagues.
Please note if you’d like to compete as a team – speak to your colleagues first and decide on a team name prior to signing up. Then all sign up with the same team name.
If you have any questions or need help signing up, please contact info@endtoend.run.
Read River Nene: Source to Sea! Virtual Walking Challenge – Workplace Wellbeing Initiative…New iDiscover service launches to support children and young people’s wellbeing
Children and young people can now benefit from a brand new service from Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) to support their learning, growth and wellbeing.
iDiscover is a new community of children, young people and those who support them across Northamptonshire.
It offers a wide range of free and fun activities, resources and information to inspire young people aged under 25 to explore who they are, grow as people and learn new things.
Activities can include workshops, courses, webinars and more, covering a range of themes including managing stress and anxiety, healthy lifestyles and self-care, staying well at school or work, and creative activities to support wellbeing. Some activities will be available online and some in person – but all are completely free to attend.
Jo Fletcher, Children and Young People’s Quality Assurance Lead at NHFT and iDiscover Service Manager, said: “iDiscover is a safe place for children and young people to connect with others as part of a friendly and supportive community where everyone is accepted.
“It is a place to learn new skills and develop the skills they already have – and to help young people feel more in control of their health, wellbeing and their lives.
“The service has been shaped through co-production and all iDiscover activities have been created with children, young people and those who care for them. That means they reflect real experiences of what life is like growing up in Northamptonshire.
“We’re really excited to launch this fantastic new service and we look forward to welcoming children and young people from every corner of our county to the iDiscover community.”
Sky K, a 19-year-old who co-produces iDiscover with other young people, added: “It's so important that co-production has been at the heart of iDiscover from the very start, and I feel that even more strongly after seeing the difference that lived experience can really have. I am so hopeful for the impact that iDiscover will have on the young people of Northamptonshire.”
How to join the iDiscover community
iDiscover is for all children and young people under the age of 25 in Northamptonshire, as well as for family members, carers and friends who support someone under the age of 25.
Everything you need to know can be found on the iDiscover website at www.nhft.nhs.uk/idiscover.
Here you can find a huge range of useful information and resources, including:
- Activities available and how to register
- The iDiscover toolkit for children and young people, featuring wellbeing tips and advice, inspiration and links to apps, games, podcasts, videos, influencers and more
- The iDiscover resource hub for parents and carers
- Support services available for mental health and wellbeing
For anyone wishing to sign up for an iDiscover activity, the first step is to register to become part of the iDiscover community. This gives the iDiscover team all the information they need about participants to keep them safe and give them all the support they need.
Read New iDiscover service launches to support children and young people’s wellbeing…Continence Advisory Service update for practices
The Continence Advisory Service have had a number of queries from patient’s regarding the urine check they ask to be done as part of the referral process to the continence service. This is a vital screening tool for patient’s presenting with bladder and bowel symptoms and is recommended in national guidance.
The team would appreciate your support with this by accepting urine specimens from referred patients for screening. They do realise that ordinarily urinalysis in people non-symptomatic of UTI would not be screened but the rationale here is of bladder and bowel dysfunction being the symptom.
If a urine check is refused the referral to the service may be delayed.
Please contact the team via email with any queries at ncas.services@nhs.net.
Read Continence Advisory Service update for practices…