A central space for key programme updates, opportunities, and important announcements across Derbyshire Primary Care.
This page brings together what’s new, what’s changing, and what you need to know — all in one place, clearly structured for quick access.
Community pharmacy teams are playing an increasingly important role in delivering patient care, often balancing growing clinical responsibilities alongside significant operational pressures. To ensure future workforce development reflects the realities of practice, we are planning to launch a new Community Pharmacy Workforce Development Programme.
The Programme aims to provide affordable, accessible and relevant learning opportunities that support the evolving role of community pharmacy teams.
We are still in the early development of the Community Pharmacy Workforce Development Programme. More information will be announced soon, stay tuned.
In early October, we welcomed second-year student nurses to the practice as part of our Students on Tour Health Check Day. The students had the opportunity to put their developing clinical skills into practice by carrying out health checks for members of the RTC building. The day provided a valuable experience for the students, allowing them to gain confidence in undertaking assessments such as blood pressures, blood sugar checks and weight management, communicating with patients and promoting preventative healthcare, while also offering members of the RTC community the opportunity to have their health checked.
One member of the placement team shared: "The students have been incredibly engaged throughout the programme and have shown real enthusiasm for learning. It's been fantastic to see their confidence grow as they gain hands-on experience and interact with patients."
It was a fantastic day of learning, engagement and collaboration, and we were delighted to support the students in developing their skills and experience within primary care.
Together, we're helping develop the next generation of healthcare professionals while making a positive difference to local communities.
Colleagues and partners from across Derbyshire came together for the Annual General Practice Conference 2026 to explore the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of primary care.
The event featured discussions on neighbourhood working, future models of care and the role of collaboration in delivering sustainable services for local communities.
Delegates heard from system leaders, took part in interactive discussions and attended workshops covering digital transformation, integrated working and innovative approaches to supporting general practice.
The conference provided a valuable opportunity to share learning, strengthen partnerships and continue conversations about the future of primary care across Derbyshire.
Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the day.
Career Conversations is open to all Primary Care staff in Derby and Derbyshire exploring career options. Connect with The Hub Plus team for guidance on career pathways, progression, and opportunities.
Built specifically for primary care and aligned to the Derbyshire general practice Leadership Framework, our programmes provide practical, high-quality development opportunities for colleagues at every stage of their leadership journey.
Whether you're a GP, nurse, practice manager, administrator, supervisor, partner or aspiring leader, there's a programme tailored to your role and stage of development.
Supporting today's leaders, building tomorrow's primary care.
Primary Care teams are under pressure, but across the system, practical solutions are being delivered by our Fellows.
Our new Fellowship Spotlight brings their work to life, showcasing how they’ve applied their learning through Hub+ to strengthen teams, improve services, and make a real difference on the ground.
From tackling workforce challenges to delivering meaningful change, this is where you can explore the people, projects, and impact shaping Primary Care.
The latest instalment features Dr Jo Marval – Support and Retention of GPs in Derby and Derbyshire. Her project focused on understanding what contributes to GP satisfaction and retention, from helping newly qualified doctors prepare for sustainable careers to identifying ways experienced GPs could remain involved in clinical practice towards the end of their careers.
The Hub Plus Derbyshire is asking everyone working in Derbyshire general practice and primary care to complete the Training & Support Needs Survey for 2026/27.
The survey takes just 5 minutes to complete, but the feedback you provide will play a key role in shaping future training, development opportunities and workforce support across Derby and Derbyshire.
Why should I take part?
This is your opportunity to tell us:
The feedback collected will be used to redefine and improve our training, events and support offer, helping us provide opportunities that are relevant, practical and tailored to the needs of the Primary Care workforce.
Are you a Registered Nurse, Paramedic, or Pharmacist interested in occasional, flexible supervision work? We’re looking for healthcare professionals to support student placements in GP practices and community venues across Derbyshire. This is not a permanent role but an ad-hoc opportunity, with supervision sessions available as and when placements take place throughout the year.
About the Placement
Learners will gain practical experience in areas such as NHS Health Checks and Quality Improvement activities like the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF).
Your Role as a Supervisor
Supervisors play a key role in mentoring learners in real clinical settings. You can commit to one or two days per week (9am–3pm approx), depending on your availability. Sessions are offered based on placement scheduling and location.
We’re looking for individuals who are:
What You’ll Receive:
Interested? This is a rolling opportunity – expressions of interest are welcome at any time.
For an informal chat or more information, email: amy.yeoman1@nhs.net
We are pleased to confirm that NHS England (NHSE) has allocated 10 funded places for Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP) courses commencing during the 2026/27 academic year.
Apply for a Funded Place To be considered for one of the funded places, please follow the steps below:
Important Information
For further information regarding eligibility criteria and the funding application process, please contact The Hub Plus team.
We’re thrilled to announce a potential opportunity for Derbyshire based locum GPs to connect and grow with The Hub Plus through a unique partnership with NASGP (National Association of Sessional GPs)!
We are proposing a collaboration for to enjoy a fully subsidised 12-month subscription to the NASGP platform—your gateway to effortless session bookings, access to locum work, and continuous support. As part of your membership, you’ll join a dedicated Derbyshire locum GP peer support network and benefit from engaging education sessions designed to elevate your professional journey.
Why join?
About NASGP:
Please let us know if you would be Interested in joining this this exciting offer by completing our quick expression of interest form below. If there is sufficient interest we will make it happen, so please share with you locum GP colleagues!
Apprenticeships are a proven way to attract, develop, and retain talent, helping you build a skilled and sustainable workforce.
By combining practical hands-on experience with structured training, apprenticeships allow you to grow employees who are trained specifically to meet the needs of your organisation.
Colleagues from across primary care came together for an evening of reflection, connection and celebration.
Rumbi Mutenga, GP and former midwife, shared fascinating and thought-provoking insights from her experiences as a Black healthcare professional and as a patient.
Then the energy went up a level! Everyone threw themselves into an African djembe drumming workshop that was everything a celebration should be: loud, joyful and energising, quickly bubbling over into singing, dancing and plenty of laughter!
Over some delicious African and Caribbean food, networks were strengthened, friendships made and conversations continued.
Our EDI programme continues in the new year, with online Lunch & Learn sessions exploring race and mental health as well as disability inclusion
We held the third and final face to face workshop as part of the PCN Workforce Development Programme delivered by Dr Natalie Jones, Strategic Workforce Lead. The programme was designed to help teams to understand the importance of evidence-based strategic workforce planning. It brought together population health insights, people analytics and capacity and demand data to inform decisions. By selecting relevant information, combining findings and comparing different sources, teams have developed a deeper understanding of current and future population needs and their workforce’s capacity and capabilities to meet them. This understanding helps teams identify what needs to be sustained, developed or changed.
‘The question is not whether our workforce must change; it already is. The choice is whether we shape that change, using population need and workforce evidence, or allow pressure to shape it for us’. Melanie Foster Green PCN Manager & Digital and Transformation Lead (DATL) Swadlincote PCN.
Neighbourhood working and the 10-year NHS plan and left shift will only work if we have the conversations about how we recruit, train, and, more importantly, retain our workforce. This has been a timely and really useful piece of work to support us with understanding our workforce’. Debbie Allen Clinical Services Manager Belper PCN.
‘The workforce template was a useful tool and this project has been a significant contributor to our thinking as we probably weren’t fully alive as to what is coming over the hill even though we probably believed we were’. Rick Gooch Operations Manager at Derbyshire Dales PCN.
From The Hub Plus we just want to say a big thank you to Dr Natalie Jones who has put a lot of time and effort into supporting our PCNs, helping them turn workforce data into meaningful conversations about their people and the future workforce.
Last month delivered Workshop 2 of the Derbyshire PCN Workforce Development at Scale Programme, bringing together Primary Care Networks from across Derbyshire to explore the future of workforce planning within primary care.
The workshop was led by Dr Natalie Jones, a nationally recognised expert in workforce transformation, integrated care and sustainable workforce planning. Throughout the session, PCN representatives explored workforce planning approaches and discussed how they can develop sustainable workforce models that meet the future needs of their populations.
The programme is currently working with 16 of Derbyshire's 17 PCNs, representing:
✅ 3,586 staff
🏥 1,017,140 patients
📊 93% workforce coverage
A key focus of the workshop was creating space for PCNs to reflect, collaborate and consider how their workforce needs may evolve in response to changing population health needs and neighbourhood working priorities.
Reflecting on the session, Dr Natalie Jones said:
"What I enjoyed most about Workshop 2 was hearing the conversations around the tables. Teams are bringing their knowledge of their communities, their workforce and the pressures they face to the question of what primary care will need next.
Workforce planning works best when people have space to think together, test ideas and turn what they know into practical plans."
The Derbyshire PCN Workforce Development at Scale Programme continues to support PCNs to strengthen workforce planning, share learning and develop sustainable workforce models that will help meet the future needs of primary care across Derbyshire.
The Hub Plus would like to thank Dr Natalie Jones and all participating PCNs for their continued engagement and commitment to shaping the future workforce of primary care.
The Hub Plus team, alongside Dr Penny Blackwell, Clinical Director for Neighbourhood Health and Care, welcomed 40 Social Prescribers from across Derbyshire. The day provided a valuable opportunity for Social Prescribers to network, connect with colleagues from across the county and take time away from their busy roles to focus on their own personal and professional development.
Dr Katie Cowley and Dr Natalie Brown delivered an engaging and interactive session on leadership and boundary setting, exploring how Social Prescribers can develop their leadership skills while maintaining healthy and effective boundaries within their roles.
We were then joined by Alex Harrison, Chief Development Officer at Tough Enough to Care, who delivered a thought-provoking session focused on mental health and suicide prevention, encouraging discussion and reflection around this important topic.
To finish the day, Sarah Rodgers and Tham Nazir from Active Derbyshire joined us to explore physical activity pathways. The session provided an opportunity for Social Prescribers to discuss the biggest challenges and enablers they experience when prescribing physical activity to their patients, as well as sharing ideas and experiences with colleagues.
It was a fantastic day of learning, connection and shared experiences, we’d like to thank everyone who contributed to making the day such a success and we look forward to seeing you all for the next session on 17th November.
GP Lead for the Hub Plus Jenny Pickard was privileged to be invited to join the current trailblazer fellows Benjamin Tyler and Jane Packer, alongside Lucy Bradley (trailblazer alumnus and current neighbourhood health fellow) for the Annual Trailblazer Conference.
It was lovely to spend time with them and to meet other trailblazer fellows past and present from across the country.
The conference included some inspiring and thought-provoking talks, including the concept of missingness by Prof Andrea Williamson from the University of Glasgow and a practical talk about health policy by Beccy Baird from The King’s Fund. Dr Dianne Addei helped us think about prevention in primary care and Dr Jonathan Tomlinson delivered a thought-provoking session about the power of connection – with ourselves (our values and purpose) and with our colleagues and the impact this can have on our wellbeing.
It was also inspiring to hear from some of the fellows including Ben and Jane, about the fabulous work that has been happening across the country to tackle health inequity in primary care.
The Autumn Wellbeing Timetable is here offering a wide range of free health and wellbeing opportunities designed to support you throughout the coming months.
Whether you're looking to improve your physical wellbeing, strengthen your mental health, connect with others through support groups, or learn new skills there is something for everyone. Activities are available both online and in person, making it easier to access support in a way that works for you.
Throughout 2025/2026, The Hub Plus have continued to support Primary Care teams across the county through training, workforce development and wellbeing initiatives designed to help teams thrive and deliver high-quality patient care.
The year has seen engagement from every General Practice in Derbyshire, demonstrating the shared commitment to developing a resilient and sustainable workforce.
The impact of our work is measured not only in the professionals we support, but in the lasting difference they make to the communities they serve.