Summary
Viaduct Care Academy offers a range of training courses to colleagues across Greater Manchester.
A number of clinical and non-clinical training courses are available for primary care colleagues with Viaduct Care Academy.
Anyone working in primary care across Greater Manchester can register for the Oliver McGowan Tier 1 and Tier 2 training.
Various dates and times are available for:
- Tier 1 training
- Tier 2 training at Heaton Moor Medical Group, SK4 4NX
- Tier 2 training at Stockport Homes, SK1 3NQ
The Health and Care Act 2022 introduced a statutory requirement that CQC-registered providers must ensure their staff receive learning disability and autism training appropriate to their role.
The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training is the standardised training that was developed for this purpose and is the recommended training for health and social care staff.
For bookings outside of Stockport general practice, the cost per person for online Tier 1 training is £31 and face-to-face Tier 2 training is £65.
The following training is for general practice only:
Venepuncture training
Tuesday 1 December, 9.30am to 4.30pm at Heaton Moor Medical Group, Stockport, SK4 4NX.
This training is for GPs, registered nurses, nurse associates, assistant practitioners, health care assistants, phlebotomists and other clinicians who will regularly perform this procedure. This one-day workshop is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to develop competence in relation to venepuncture.
Upon successful completion, you will be equipped with the underpinning theory and skills to gain competence under clinical supervision of a competent, registered practitioner in your own practice.
Completion of a post-course competency assessment document is necessary.
The training costs £110 per person.
Musculoskeletal Injection Therapy Update training
Wednesday 27 January, 2027, 9.30am to 12.30pm in Stockport.
The training is for GPs and other clinicians working in primary care who have already been trained to administer joint injections and require an update.
Delivered by First Contact Physiotherapists the update aims to enhance delegates’ knowledge of injection techniques and indications to increase the confidence and competence of clinicians when performing joint injections in general practice.
It will focus on the most common joint injections used within primary care.
The cost to book is £210 per person and places are limited.
Please direct any enquiries to via.viaduct.stafftraining@nhs.net
The academy is the training arm of Viaduct Care CIC, a Stockport-based GP Federation. Training courses are open to all primary care colleagues across Greater Manchester, not just those based in Stockport.
