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UTC COP resources

This page includes key resources and learning materials developed by the NCL Training Hub UTC Community of Practice.

NCL UTC COP has a particular focus on education and training resources to support the expanding workforce in this area, and is developing an online community to enable peer-support, information sharing and responses to local learning needs.

Education sessions

The UTC COP runs regular education sessions designed primarily for those working in urgent care settings, with a focus on education tailored to the learning needs of the expanding workforce in this area; however, the sessions are open to anyone interested in attending. To sign up to future events and join the COP mailing list to stay up-to-date with future events, please click below.

Please contact Dr Bhavni Shah for more information (bhavni.shah4@nhs.net).

Previous education session recordings

Recordings from previous education sessions run by the UTC COP can be found below.

Working in Urgent Care: Wellbeing Strategies for Strong Teams

Working in primary care, particularly within urgent treatment centres, comes with unique challenges:  high pressure environments, diverse teams, and finding the balance between professional and personal life. This teaching session (facilitated by Dr Lucy Braude, Clinical Psychologist) will be looking at overcoming various challenges to maintaining good wellbeing when working in urgent treatment centre settings. 

Please find the recording from this session here.

Asthma and COPD

This education session included details on assessment and treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma and COPD within an urgent care setting, and a review of the new updates with asthma guidelines, led by Dr Melissa Heightman, Consultant integrated respiratory and intersitital lung disease, UCLH and Chair Respiratory Network, North Central London; Dr Kay Roy, Consultant Respiratory Physician, UCLH and Lead for Asthma, Sarcoidosis and smoking cessation.

Please find the recording from this session here.

Paediatrics in the urgent care setting 

This education session included a focus on paediatrics in the urgent care setting.

Please find the recording from this session to here.

Ophthalmology in the urgent care setting

This education session included presentations from the NCL Local Optical Committee, with focus on ophthalmic emergencies and referral pathways.

Please find the recording from the session here.

Neurology - acute headaches presenting to urgent care

This education session focused on acute headaches and management of these within an urgent care setting, with practical help to support colleagues to know when to refer to A&E or medical specialities, i.e. for further investigations, red flags and management of headaches in the UTC.

Please find the recording from the session here.

ENT issues in the urgent care setting

This education session covered recognising and managing common ENT presentations in urgent care, how to identify red flags, distinguishing different types of hearing loss and gaining confidence in ENT focused clinical decision making.

Please find the recording from the session here.

Asthma updates in the acute setting

This education setting provided updates on changes to asthma management, led by the Asthma Specialist CNS Team at UCLH).

Please find the recording from the session here.

Vertigo in the acute setting

The session led by Dr Diego Kaski, Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Honorary Associate Professor at University College London, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London, provided practical approaches and tips to assessing the front door patient with vertigo and dizziness.

Please find the recording from the session here.