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For Healthcare Professionals New to Advanced Practice Roles
Setting: General Practice | Primary Care | Urgent Care | A&E
📅 Dates: 12, 13, 19, 26 June & 3 July 2025
🎓 30 CPD Hours | CPD Accredited by CPD UK | 150 Study Hours
Course Overview
Are you a healthcare professional transitioning into an advanced practice role? This comprehensive 5-day hybrid course is specifically designed for nurses, pharmacists, physician associates, paramedics, and allied health professionals working in general practice, primary care, urgent care, and emergency departments.
This course provides essential history taking, physical examination, and minor illness management training—equipping you with clinical decision-making confidence and up-to-date evidence-based knowledge for common conditions in frontline care.
Course Structure & Key Dates
🏫 Day 1 & 2: Classroom Teaching
📍 In-person Training – 12 & 13 June 2025
Focused on core physical examination skills, delivered by experienced educators and clinicians:
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ENT Examination
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Abdominal Examination
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Neurological Assessment
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Cardiovascular & Respiratory Examination
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Eye Examination Techniques
Hands-on, practical, and interactive—ideal for developing confidence in real-world assessments.
Day 3, 4 & 5: Live Webinars
🗓️ 19 June | 26 June | 3 July 2025
Delivered by top specialists in their field, each session will be recorded and available for replay.
Expert-led Topics Include:
👨⚕️ Dr. Parmy Deol – A&E Consultant
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Headaches & Back Pain in Urgent and Primary Care
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Red Flags & Emergency Referral Triggers
🧴 Dr. Varun Kumar – Skin Specialist
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Skin Conditions & Rashes in Darker Skin Tones
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Minor Skin Illness Recognition Across Skin Types
📚 Jeshni Amblum Almer – ANP & Academic Lecturer
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Consultation Skills, Antimicrobial Stewardship & Documentation
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ENT Conditions in Minor Illness
🩺 Dr. Hasan Nour – Urgent Care Physician
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Abdominal Pain & GI Presentations in Primary Care
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Safe Triage, Assessment & Safety Netting
🌬️ Ameet Gordhan – Specialist Respiratory Pharmacist
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Respiratory Illness, Asthma, and Allergies
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Latest Guidelines & Pharmacological Considerations
What’s Included
30 CPD Hours – CPD UK Accredited
150 Total Study Hours (including self-directed learning)
Optional Minor Illness Skills Portfolio
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Complete in your own time with a mentor
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No submission required to Belmatt Healthcare Training
Access to Free Learning Resources
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Recordings of all sessions
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Lunchtime bonus seminars
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MCQs to test and reinforce knowledge
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Discussion platform to connect with peers and tutors
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Opportunities to reflect and add to your revalidation portfolio
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All hours count as participatory CPD
Who Should Attend?
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Nurses and Paramedics transitioning into Advanced Practice roles
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Clinical Pharmacists and Physician Associates
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Urgent Care and A&E Clinicians expanding into Primary Care
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Any healthcare professional aiming to enhance minor illness and examination competencies
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will:
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Conduct safe and effective physical examinations
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Take comprehensive clinical histories using consultation models
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Identify red flags in minor illness presentations
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Manage and escalate appropriately
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Apply clinical reasoning and safe prescribing practices
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Understand variations in skin conditions across different skin tones
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Improve your documentation, antimicrobial use, and patient safety
📩 Enrol Now
Places are limited – secure your spot today and take the next step in your Advanced Practice journey.
🔗 Visit: belmatt.co.uk
📧 Contact: [email protected]
📞 Call: +44 (0)20 76928709
Pre-Requisites
✔ Must be a registered healthcare professional with at least 2 years of post-qualification experience. Course is suitable for those new to minor illness management and seeking structured learning in patient assessment and treatment.
Please Note: Completion of this course does not award Advanced Practitioner status or full competency. Competency is achieved through mentorship, supervised clinical practice, and further education.
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- 2History taking Workbook
This workbook is specifically designed for staff working in homecare services who provide telephone triage to patients who are housebound or receiving care at home. It focuses on equipping healthcare professionals with the necessary skills to assess, manage, and triage patients remotely, ensuring safe and effective care through telephone consultation.
- 3History Taking Handouts
These handouts and resources are to be used as a guide during consultation.
- 4History Taking Multimedia Presentation
- 5History Taking Quiz
- 6Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
- 7Update Gynaecology Conditions
This session focusses common gynae conditions.
- 8Contraception and Sexual Health Booklet
- 9Contraception Recording
- 10Menopause Handouts
This session is for healthcare professionals to improve their knowledge and skills in managing menopausal women. This session covers the physiological changes during menopause, common symptoms, and evidence-based treatment options, including hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and non-hormonal approaches. Participants will learn to identify and manage the long-term health risks of menopause, such as osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease, while applying the latest guidelines to ensure optimal patient care. This session is ideal for clinicians in primary care, urgent care, and women’s health settings.
- 11Recording: Menopause
This session focusses on the latest guidelines in assessing premenopausal and menopausal women and the most current treatment options.
- 12Handouts Sexual Health
Aims of the Session
To provide an update on the latest evidence-based approaches to diagnosing and managing common sexual health conditions in primary care.To support safe prescribing and decision-making regarding contraception and STI management.
- 13Sexual Health Update
This session will provide an update on the latest evidence-based approaches to diagnosing and managing common sexual health conditions in primary care.
- 15Mental Health Disorders Handouts
The session will provide an overview of mental illness presentations in primary care, focusing on early recognition, assessment, and management. Dr. Balu Pitchia will discuss common mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and psychosis, along with their clinical features and management principle
- 16Recording: Mental Illness
This session provides an overview of mental health conditions.
- 17Mental Illness Quiz
- 21Antimicrobial Prescribing
This 1-hour webinar will provide an essential update on antimicrobial prescribing, focusing on the NICE and UKHSA Antimicrobial Prescribing Guidelines (APG) – December 2024. The session will summarize key changes from the NICE/UKHSA Summary Table, highlight current best practices, and address common pitfalls in antimicrobial prescribing. Attendees will be equipped with up-to-date knowledge on managing infections, reducing inappropriate prescribing, and improving patient safety
- 22Antimicrobial Stewardship Multimedia Presentation
Antimicrobial Stewardship - Presentation
- 23Summary Antimicrobial Guidelines
- 24Antimicrobial prescribing in adults
This session discusses antimicrobial stewardship.
- 25Antimicrobial Prescribing Quiz
The practical sessions will be in Fulham London and the live webinars start at 12h00 and finish at 18h30 and will be delivered via MS Teams.
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