CPD Funding

Funding to support Continued Professional Development

Home Education Hub CPD Funding

CPD Funding is to support Nursing associates, Nurses, Midwives and AHPs in GP Practices. This investment will allow access to funding linked to personal professional requirements as well as system and population health priorities. This funding aims to support the NHS, and support building skills and expertise of our workforce vital to services and communities. 

Who can receive CPD funding?  

CPD Funding is up to £333 for Nursing and Allied Health Professional (AHP) roles to attend training, such as short courses, conferences, and university level modules. 

Within Primary Care, CPD Funding can be requested by:  

  • Advanced Practitioners  
  • Dieticians  
  • Nurse Dispensers  
  • Nurse Locums  
  • Nurse Specialists  
  • Nursing Partners  
  • Nursing Associates  
  • Occupational Therapists  
  • Paramedics  
  • Physiotherapists  
  • Podiatrists  
  • Practice Nurses

Ways to access your funding

  • You can access your funding via two routes, these are; 

The Hub Plus event 

  • To access external events, you will need to complete the funding request form
  • Your request will be reviewed for eligibility and confirmed by a member of the team.  

Please Note: if your practice ran by Derbyshire Community Health Services or Royal Primary Care, you will need to contact the below for your CPD funding: 

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What is the funding intended to be used for? 

The CPD funding will provide an individual development fund for frontline clinical professionals to: 

  • Equip them with new clinical skills to enhance the care they provide to patients and develop their careers.
  • Support staff in moving between sectors, for example by enabling nurses and AHPs in hospitals to move to new roles in primary care and community care, supporting improved primary care access and out of hospital care. 
  • Support the maintenance of their continuing professional registration by helping them to meet requirements from their professional regulators. 

Can the CPD funding be used for roles, i.e., secondments to rotational roles for leadership development? 

  • No, CPD funding can only be used for the development of staff in these roles and not for salaries or backfill.  

Can the money be used to pay for learning equipment like laptops/tablets?  

  • No this cannot be included as this is capital expenditure.  

Can the funding be used to pay for backfill to allow attendance at a conference?  

  • Conference fees can be claimed if they fit within the agreed allocation for personal CPD. Backfill, travel or subsistence is not included.  

Can the £333.00 be used as part payment for a more expensive course?  

  • Yes 

I work in a practice ran by Derbyshire Community Health Services or Royal Primary Care, how do I access my funding? 

How do I know how much funding I have remaining, or if I am eligible? 

Why are other roles not included in CPD funding? 

  • CPD funding is allocated for specific roles by the Department of Health and Social Care. If you're Require further support, please reach out to us, or explore other training opportunities available on our events calendar : thehubplus.co.uk/events-calendar