People and Communities Online Learning Programme
Welcome to the People and Communities team’s online learning programme. These sessions are about working in partnership with people and communities and mix of webinars and workshops, hosted by People an Communities team. The sessions are aimed at colleagues working in or with NHS organisations in engagement activity with people and communities. Others working in the public and voluntary sectors may also find our online learning beneficial and are welcome to attend.
Some sessions are aimed at people who are newer to working with people and communities, helping them to build their knowledge and their toolkit of resources and ideas. Some sessions are aimed at more experienced engagement practitioners, helping them further explore good practice and innovative approaches.
Sessions focus on:
- Understanding how to build partnerships with people and communities
- Reducing health inequalities through better understanding of the barriers faced by under-represented communities, and how to overcome these
- Sharing inspiring ideas that can be put into practice, and tools and resources to support this
- Meeting the legal duties to involve the public in the work of the NHS
Session | Description | Date | Time | Link |
PPV Partner 'drop in' | A monthly ‘drop in’ session for Patient and Public Voice partners who have questions about the help and support that is available to them. Come to this open session, hosted by People and Communities team, to have a chat with the team and network with other PPV partners. Sessions will be at 09:30 am on the last Tuesday of the month. | Tuesday 25 February 2025 | 09:30 - 11:00 | |
Learning from New Local about public participation in PCNs | Come along to this session on Tuesday 4 March 2pm-3pm to hear from New Local about how innovative approaches to public participation can support PCNs in their work tackling health inequalities. The session will draw on emerging learning and insights from three test site areas - Liverpool, Lambeth and Morecambe Bay – which received funding from NHSE to implement innovative approaches to public participation focused on tackling health inequalities. This session should be of interest to other PCNs who are looking for creative and meaningful ways to engage with their communities in order to have an impact on health inequalities. | Tuesday 4 March 2025 | 14:00 - 15:00 | |
PPV Partner 'drop in' | A monthly ‘drop in’ session for Patient and Public Voice partners who have questions about the help and support that is available to them. Come to this open session, hosted by People and Communities team, to have a chat with the team and network with other PPV partners. Sessions will be at 09:30 am on the last Tuesday of the month. | Tuesday 25 March 2025 | 09:30 - 11:00 |
Patient and Public Voice (PPV) Partners Influence, Impact and Induction training course
This course is for people who are involved with NHS England as a Patient and Public Voice (PPV) Partner in an expert advisor role. The course will be three half days of interactive learning on Teams, with a focus on how to influence change and how to develop skills and confidence to make the most of the PPV partner role. You will need to attend all three modules of the course.
We are planning future course dates. To receive notifications or be added to a waiting list, please email england.ppve-learning@nhs.net
What’s on offer?
Our current programme of learning sessions is listed below. (After registering, please ensure you mark the time in your diary or calendar. The joining link for each webinar will be sent out a few days before the session.)
If a webinar is fully booked, please contact us to be added to a waiting list – england.peopleandcommunities@nhs.net
There are further learning opportunities to support the development of Primary Care Networks on our Primary Care team’s web page.