Barnet Training Hub

Barnet Primary Care Training Hub was first established in 2014 (previously known as Barnet Community Education Provider Network/CEPN) with a remit to improve the health, wellbeing, and care available to people in Barnet through strengthening the health and care workforce.

Barnet has a diverse population, with some relatively deprived areas and other more affluent areas. Barnet is the largest borough in London with about 399,000 residents, with a largely elderly population. The population is served by approximately 50 general practice surgeries which are grouped together by 7 primary care networks (PCNs).

There are approximately 80 registered nursing and care homes in the borough and many people move to Barnet to reside in these homes. Many immigrants have moved to parts of Barnet too, including young families with children.

Barnet Primary Care Training Hub comprises of a network of more than 30 stakeholders working together across health and care sectors and disciplines.

The main stakeholders are Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust (the local acute trust), Central London Community Healthcare Trust (the community provider), the Barnet Integrated Care Partnership, patient group, Barnet Federated GPs CIC, Middlesex Local Pharmacy Committee, Local Medical Committee, Public Health, Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust and Barnet social care.

If you would like more information, or to discuss the below programmes, please contact Mandy Claret: barnet.cepn@nhs.net.

Barnet Training Hub - Aims and Programmes

The network aims to:

increase access to training and development for the health and care workforce in Barnet.
improve the morale of health and care workers and the extent to which workers feel valued.
improve the integration of health and care services.

Programmes managed by the Training Hub include:

SPIN/New to practice fellowships
General Practice Nursing (GPN) programme – providing training and CPD opportunities for Barnet’s nurses, nursing associates and healthcare support workers
Pharmacy training programme providing training and support for clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians working in Barnet
Widening participation programme - showcasing NHS careers to high school students in a careers fair with Middlesex University
Expanding teaching of medical students in primary and community care settings
Non-clinical training programme – including GP assistant training, prescription clerk training, practice manager/administrator updates, receptionist training, supervision, and training for social prescribing link workers (SPLWs) and care co-ordinators.
Covid vaccination training
Recruitment and retention programme, including generic and bespoke induction programmes
Faculty development providing support and training for educationalists in Barnet primary, community, and social care

Pan Barnet Learning Events

The Pan Barnet meetings are a monthly online learning event focusing on key pathways/services in Barnet, NCL and wider.

We invite guest speakers each month to present a 20-30 min piece to reach the Barnet workforce. Also included are local service updates from ICB, Barnet GP Federation and Training hub. All previous sessions are accessible on the Barnet Training Hub YouTube: Pan Barnet Shared Learning.

All Barnet training events (including monthly Pan-Barnet sessions) can be found here.

Induction to Barnet

Welcome to Barnet Primary Care.

We have developed a virtual induction programme for all members of staff starting a new role in primary care.

We hope this page will provide you with some useful induction material to complement your local practice induction and help you transition into your new role.

Induction Pack

Download induction-pack_barnet-primary-care-v5-(1).pdf