This month saw our inaugural Primary Care Physician Associates Annual Conference (PCPAAC23) take place in the beautiful setting of Keele Hall in the heart of Staffordshire, with over 120 Primary Care Physician Associates (PAs) from across the country in attendance. The conference was held over two days with the first day solely focussed on Primary
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A ground-breaking new “school” that could transform nursing in GP practices is being launched in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. The Staffordshire General Practice Nursing Foundation School is the first of its kind and is enrolling its first students this month. The school is a new way in aiming to attract more nurses into the crucial role
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Last month saw the Shropshire and Staffordshire Physician Associate (PA) Internship Celebratory Event take place, to mark our 5 year achievement and our 50th graduate Physician Associate (PA) from the programme. Alex Strivens-Joyce, PA Ambassador and TPD, opened the informal celebration event which was held at Keele Hall for past, present and future Physician Associate
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Whilst the pandemic has, and continues to, take its toll on our mental health, the ability to reconnect through World Mental Health Day 2022 provides us with an opportunity to show what support and information is available for anyone affected by mental health issues. https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/
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Hanley Walk in Centre closed on Friday 24th June 2022, a decision taken by the Clinical Commissioning Group. If you would normally access this service and think yourself or your child need to be seen today, then you have four options. You can either attend the Haywood Hospital Walk in Centre, ring the 111 service
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We are a group of 7 Trainee Nursing Associates (TNA) who began our training in the September 2021 cohort of several universities, employed by North Staffordshire GP Federation. Each TNA is based at a different GP surgery and attends a different university depending on geographical location. The recruitment process began in May 2021 with interviews
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Download the latest Staffordshire Trainee Nurse Associate Programme Update.
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North Staffordshire GP Federation have been leading the way since 2017 with their unique and innovative Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) endorsed Staffordshire Physician Associate (PA) Internship. Initially the programme began with three interns who went on to graduate but we are pleased to announce that now, in its fourth year, and having expanded
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This week is Migraine Awareness Week and aims to raise awareness of the condition and highlight the impact it has to people living with it. A migraine is usually a moderate or severe headache felt as a throbbing pain on one side of the head. Many people have symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and increased
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This year’s World Alzheimer’s Month is focussing on dementia, highlighting the importance of talking about dementia and raising awareness of how it impacts the daily lives of people affected by the condition. We know that receiving a dementia diagnosis can leave a person feeling very alone. We have also spoken to primary carers who feel
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