Action for Happiness is a movement of people taking action to create a happier and kinder world, together. They bring people together and provide practical resources, helping you to learn evidence-based skills for happier living, feel a sense of belonging, and commit to personal action to create more happiness (both for yourself and for others).
May 10, 2022
Providing elearning to educate and train the health and care workforce, elearning for healthcare programmes are developed in partnership with the NHS, third sector and professional bodies and can be accessed for free, 24/7 by health and care professionals. Over 400 elearning programmes have been developed and delivered in collaboration with organisations including Royal Colleges, Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Public Health England.
November 12, 2024
Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, brings together the five North East Universities in a unique collaboration to deliver world-class research to improve health and wellbeing and tackle inequalities. They offer a range of fantastic events, helping individuals to think creatively about ways forward in public health.
May 10, 2022
Climate change poses a major threat to our health as well as our planet. The environment is changing, that change is accelerating, and this has direct and immediate consequences for our patients, the public and the NHS. The Greener NHS programme builds on the great work being done by trusts across the country, sharing ideas on how to reduce the impact on public health and the environment, save money and reach net carbon zero.
September 13, 2024
Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria works with NHS Trusts, the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Universities across the region to help them identify, evaluate, adopt and disseminate transformative innovation. On their website you will find blogs, podcasts, events, and funding opportunities.
May 10, 2022
Take a look at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS FT’s staff website for some great user guides on Microsoft Office and Teams, as well as other acute and community-specific systems.
The Learning Hub provides easy access to a wide range of educational resources, elearning, specialist health and care content and more which have been developed or shared by professional organisations such as the Royal Colleges, universities and other health and care organisations. Individuals can find lots of interesting resources to support learning and professional development locally, regionally and nationally.
November 12, 2024
A foundation for life-long personal development, the MBTI tool provides a constructive, flexible and liberating framework for understanding individual differences and strengths. If you have taken part in one of our MBTI sessions, you might want to visit The Myers-Briggs Company website to access resources on type dynamics, and ways you can illustrate and share your type.
May 10, 2022
The Newcastle Clinical Skills Academy (NCSA) is a leader in the design and delivery of a 21st century curriculum, to equip staff with the skills, knowledge and expertise necessary to ensure excellence in service delivery and the highest quality patient care. The courses are open to all, and are available in a range of clinical subjects.
July 10, 2024
The Quality Improvement (QI) Learning Platform provides a range of free online improvement courses, available to anyone working in health or social care. Their aim to help build improvement capability at all levels, and you will find topics such as QI theory, measurement, spread, and more.
May 10, 2022
NHS IMPACT (Improving Patient Care Together) is the single, shared NHS improvement approach. By creating the right conditions for continuous improvement and high performance, systems and organisations can respond to today’s challenges, deliver better care for patients and give better outcomes for communities.
NHS IMPACT’s five components underpin a systematic approach. Guidance and resources are available for embedding each of the five components including courses, workshops, events, free tools, guides, case studies, journal articles and research.
September 10, 2024
The NHS Leadership Academy provides a curriculum of programmes, resources, and activities that are designed to help everyone in the NHS discover their full leadership potential and achieve the highest standards in health and care. Take a look at their website for opportunities to develop your career, connect with peers, and grow as a leader.
May 9, 2022
NHS North East and Yorkshire Leadership Academy provides a wide range of development opportunities including coaching and mentoring, formal development programmes, workshops and masterclasses, organisation and systems development consultancy, and thought leadership. Through all of this, they aim to continuously develop leaders and managers to improve health services for patients and communities.
The NHS Skills Development Network supports organisations across England by providing the infrastructure for leadership and professional development. Its mission is to raise standards, share best practice, and enable economy-wide learning. Through its dedicated website, the Network offers resources for both personal and organisational development, serving primarily NHS Finance, Procurement, and Digital staff, as well as those who work with or have an interest in these areas.
November 28, 2025
The NHS Year of Care Partnerships programme has now closed, but its valuable resources remain accessible on their website. Year of Care Partnerships delivered accredited training and development programmes to help organisations embed person-centred care into routine practice. The team comprised nationally recognised clinicians and experts in personalised care, including care and support planning, self-management support, and shared decision-making. Their resources continue to provide guidance on: the ethos and philosophy of personalised care; communication skills for effective engagement; and practical organisational changes to implement person-centred approaches.
May 9, 2025
Our Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) for the North East and North Cumbria is a partnership that brings together six regional universities, the NHS, health and social care providers, local authorities, the voluntary sector, community groups, members of the public and others. Their vision is to achieve better, fairer health and care at all ages in all places, and on their website you will find information on their research and projects, opportunities to get involved, news, training, events, and resources.
May 10, 2022
The pressures of the last few years have affected every one of us, both at home and at work. It’s normal to feel anxious, sad or overwhelmed in response to stressful circumstances, but these feelings can be difficult to manage sometimes. It can also be hard to navigate all the different offers of help out there. That’s where the Staff Wellbeing Hub comes in – there is a helpline available, a wellbeing diary and toolkit, information on wellbeing offers, and a range of useful resources.
The Cancer Academy is designed to support the learning and development of the cancer workforce in North East and North Cumbria. The academy shares opportunities to develop cancer clinical skills, and cancer related knowledge and understanding. It brings together a broad spectrum of educational resources that include masterclass events, webinars, academic module delivery, and online reference points.
September 10, 2024
The Personalised Care Institute (PCI) are equipping health and care professionals with the knowledge, skills and confidence to help people get more involved in decisions about their care. Evidence shows this leads to better health outcomes and increased satisfaction. The PCI offers a range of free learning and resources, including courses, virtual patient avatars, webinars, podcasts, and decision support tools.
September 13, 2024
The Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS) supports, educates, and mentors primary care healthcare practitioners to develop their knowledge and skills.
PCCS’s central objective is to provide relevant, high quality, up-to-date educational opportunities around cardiovascular disease for a primary care audience. With over 4,400 members, the PCCS aims to provide activities which benefit the community of healthcare practitioners who deliver care to people with, or at risk of, cardiovascular disease.
If you’d like further access to a comprehensive range of education and training within the cardiovascular disease arena, the Society would like to invite you to join as a member.
As a member you will also receive free access to the PCCS CVD Academy, which includes CPD accredited modules, resources, latest guidelines and relevant publications.
Membership is free and available to all practicing healthcare practitioners – click here to join today.
March 1, 2024
Recovery College Online is a free, open-access digital learning platform offering mental health courses for anyone aged 13 and over, developed by TEWV NHS Trust. With self-paced courses co-produced by professionals and people with lived experience, it empowers individuals and supports staff wellbeing across the North East and beyond.
August 1, 2025
Skills for Care is the strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England. They work with employers, Government and partners to ensure social care has the right people, skills and support required to deliver the highest quality care and support now and in the future. Skills for Care hosts local and national events and networks to support the adult social care sector with their workforce development needs.
February 7, 2025
This workspace has been set up to help share information and encourage easier collaborative working on suicide prevention across the region. It’s open to all health and care staff, as we all have a role to play in preventing suicide and self-harm.
It is a place to find and share: training events and conferences; new local support groups; bereavement resources; reports; opportunities to get involved in research; and lots more helpful information.
It’s still a ‘work in progress’, but it is hoped that it will become a useful one-stop-shop for staff to go to for anything related to suicide and self-harm prevention.
Join the workspace today via the NHS Futures platform – you will need to log in, or create an NHS Futures account. Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions or are struggling to join.
February 23, 2024
The Atlas of Shared Learning is a collection of case studies that demonstrates the contribution that nursing, midwifery and care staff can make to the transformation of health and care and their key contribution to delivering the Long Term Plan.
November 29, 2024
From giving grants to those working at the front line to carrying out research and policy analysis, the Health Foundation shines a light on how to make successful change happen. Here you will find information, articles, podcasts, webinars and events, funding opportunities and resources, all of which aim to achieve a healthier population, supported by high quality health care that can be equitably accessed.
May 9, 2022
The Unit supports NHS organisations across England to optimise clinical outcomes for their populations through the development of guidance, evaluation of treatment options and analysis of data. To enable stakeholders to get the most out of our reports and publications, they have produced a series of online demo sessions for anyone within the NHS to attend (please note you will have to register with the RDTC website before accessing).
July 30, 2024
Q is a connected community working together to improve health and care quality across the UK and Ireland. Their mission is to foster continuous and sustainable improvement, creating opportunities for people to come together to share ideas, enhance skills, and collaborate to make health and care better. Join Q to connect with others, access journals and learning resources, attend visits and events, and get involved in other activities.
May 10, 2022
The Sound Doctor is a clinically led, award-winning digital library of over 500 short films that help patients better understand and manage long-term conditions like diabetes, heart failure, COPD, and mental health. Available to the North East and North Cumbria system only, it saves clinicians time, improves patient outcomes, and supports self-management through accessible, evidence-based content that mirrors clinical advice.
August 1, 2025
