Training

Learning is an extremely important part of being a General Practice Nurse. The prospect of formal learning and CPD, however, can be daunting, especially if you have not been in the educational environment recently. There are, however, many ways of learning and there will be a number of methods which suit you. Learning can be a very active process, and it is important that you are able to access the variety of educational options which are available to you.

In order to make the learning process of the General Practice Nurse more accessible, the General Practice Foundation provides access to a number of useful learning tools.

The Foundation will also provide you with access to an ePortfolio (available later in 2010), which will help you organise and track your CPD.

There will also be Masterclasses available which revolve around different clinical focuses and help you approach topics which are frequently encountered within general practice.

You will be invited to attend other events too, which may have more of a multi-professional nature and centre around ideas about teamwork and management. Membership of the Foundation provides you with access to RCGP updates and events such  as the RCGP Annual National Conference as well as access to the British Journal of General Practice. The Foundation aims to support you in many areas of your training and career development, such as through informal and formal learning, group learning and inter-professional learning.