GP Bulletin
For Action
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Thursday 17th September 2015 – Protected Learning Event (please see attached flyer(1))
The next Protected Learning Event will be held on Thursday 17th September 2015.
Please see attached flyer with all the booking details including how to reserve your place, and request SELDOC cover
We are using a new venue for Lambeth ‘The Foundary’ at Vauxhall, details can also be found on the flyer
SELDOC will be available from 12.30-6.30pm.
Please share with your Practice teams.
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New E-mail address for GSTT Maternity Services
The maternity services at Guy’s and St Thomas have now a direct email address for bookings:
GPs can make referrals by emailing gst-tr.GSTTmaternityreferrals@nhs.net or by using the NHS e-Referral Service
For full information on how to refer your patients please visit our website
http://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/our-services/maternity/overview.aspx
The service has capacity to accept new bookings
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Patient Safety Survey
The Commission on Education and Training for Patient Safety are looking at how we can improve patient safety
through education and training. They have been asking people across the NHS for evidence of best practice as well
as feedback on what is already in place.
They are now also asking for feedback from patients and carers too.
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Please share this link amongst your networks: http://bit.ly/Learning2BSafer and encourage everyone to feed into
this piece of work. The surveys will remain open until 13 September.
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Diabetes template for EMIS
A new diabetes template for EMIS has been developed to replace the current “GP Contract” template that many
practices use.
The new diabetes template has been developed for use during routine diabetes reviews in practice and to support
local initiatives such the GP delivery Framework and diabetes virtual clinics.
It is hoped that the new diabetes template will be easier to navigate, help standardise READ coding, improve the
quality of diabetes assessment, improve data capture and reduce the variability in clinical care.
The new diabetes template (LCCG_Diabetes Template 2015) is ready to download now from the Medicines
Optimisation intranet page (click here).
Feedback is encouraged and can be sent to Dr Neel Basudev, CCG Diabetes Clinical Lead (nbasudev@nhs.net)
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Cancer Clinical Network Lead
A new opportunity has arisen to join our Clinical Network as Cancer Clinical Network Lead. For more information and
an application form, please go to:
http://www.lambethccg.nhs.uk/Practice-Portal/resources/Recruitment/clinical-network/Pages/default.aspx
Please forward to anyone who you think may be interested - closing date is currently the 30th August 2015 to allow
for people being away over the summer period.
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Outpatient Strategy Workshop at St George’s Hospital (please find official invitation attached (2))
You are invited to our Outpatient Strategy Workshop on 2 September 2015 1.30pm-4.00pm. Please find attached
the official invitation.
St George’s are currently developing a 5 year Outpatient strategy to ensure they are delivering an optimum
outpatient service to all patients across all sites. To enable them to develop a successful strategy, they are engaging
with key users to find out more about experiences with accessing Outpatient services. The event will take the form
of an interactive discussion from which to take away some productive and innovative ideas for the future.
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For Information
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Lambeth Integrated Disabilities Team and Lambeth Mencap (Please see attached flyer (3))
Will be continuing with their series of Learning Disability Carers’ Workshops throughout 2015 and 2016, please see
attached flyer for future dates
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Concerned about a child’s mental health?
Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are provided by South London & Maudsley Mental
Health Trust (SLaM) for children and young people up to the age of 18 years.
Services are commissioned by the CAMHS Joint Commissioning Group (JCG), led by Lambeth Clinical Commissioning
Group (CCG) in partnership with the London Borough of Lambeth.
There is a single point of access to CAMHS and, as a GP, if you have any concern about the mental health or
emotional wellbeing of a child, young person or their family, you can contact Lambeth CAMHS directly on 020 3228
7370
The service will provide you with advice and referral information.
If you have any queries about the commissioning of CAMHS please contact:
Daniel Taegtmeyer, Senior Commissioning Manager
Email: D.Taegtmeyer@nhs.net
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Midwifery Film Seminar with Dr Rebecca Say
Breech is an animated film to support pregnant women making decisions about external cephalic version,
planned caesarean section and vaginal breech birth and is part of a decision support package. It was
directed by award winning filmmaker Ellie Land, produced by Siobhan Fenton and is based on PhD research
carried out by Rebecca Say, funded by the National Institute for Health Research. The seminar will
describe the user-centred design process and research findings used to develop the website and film; show
the animation; and facilitate discussion about the content and making of the film.
Date 21st October 2015
Time 17.00-19.00
King's College London- B5 Waterloo Campus
Tickets available via the link below, please forward to students and contacts
http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/breech-midwifery-film-seminar-with-dr-rebecca-say-tickets18167331979?utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=order_confirmation_email&utm_term=
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Training Opportunities
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Diabetes Learning Events
SAVE THE DATES!
Thursday 19th November 2015 1pm – 4.30pm
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Pregnancy & pre-conception
Obesity & diabetes
Thursday 17th March 2016 1pm - 4.30pm
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Glycaemic control (new NICE)
Renal (new local guideline)
Venue: The Foundary, 17-19 Oval Way, London, SE11 5RR
Lunch available from 12.30pm at both events
To reserve a place please email melanie.bahadur@nhs.net
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Respiratory Events (please see attached flyers (4-7))
Please note the upcoming respiratory training opportunities for healthcare professionals:
1. Protected Learning Time event, Thursday 17 September see attached flyer and book using the link. The event is
focussing on breathlessness, asthma, chronic and persistent cough, and we will also have representatives from
‘Singing for Better Breathing’ along so you can practice your singing!
2. Training sessions on spirometry (Thursday 22 October), COPD (Thursday 19 November), asthma (Thursday 21
January) are being provided by the Integrated Respiratory Team. See attached flyer for info and booking details.
There are also some patient groups available for peer-to-peer support, you may wish to promote these to your
patients, or send out letters to suitable patients:
3. BreathEasy group – meets 3rd Thursday of every month at Streatham Library 11am to 1pm. Suitable for people
living with respiratory conditions and their carers. See attached programme for upcoming events. Patients can
just turn up, or contact British Lung Foundation for further information phone 03000 030 555 Monday to Friday
9am to 5pm or visit the website https://www.blf.org.uk/BreatheEasy/Detail/Lambeth
4. Singing for Better Breathing (S4BB) – a singing group for people living with COPD. See attached flyer for more
information. For more information, visit the website http://s4bb.org.uk/
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Chronic Cough & COPD (please see attached flyer (8))
Please find enclosed a flyer introducing a conference on Chronic Cough that is happening at King College Hospital on
7th & 8th September 2015.
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Chronic Kidney Disease Care planning – King’s College Hospital
Date and time: Monday, 14 September 2015, 4.30 to 5.30 pm
Venue:
Cicely Saunders Institute (address below)
Speaker:
Dr Josephine Clayton, University of Sydney
Topic:
Advance care planning for people with chronic kidney disease
Further details can be found at For further information on seminars, please contact csi.events@kcl.ac.uk
There are also details on our website of our seminars:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/research/divisions/cicelysaunders/newsevents/seminarseries.aspx
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Best Practice & Best Practice in Nursing 21-22 Oct NEC Birmingham
On behalf of the NAPC, I would like to invite you, your Primary & Community Care Team(s) and member GP Practices
to Best Practice and Best Practice in Nursing!
Member Practice engagement: With clinics set 12 weeks out we have a small window of opportunity to secure
tickets and enable practice & community nurses/practice managers/GP’s to schedule resource accordingly.
Please note: We have an education bursary for 2500 complimentary tickets to Best Practice and 1500
complimentary tickets to Best Practice in Nursing….tickets are going fast!
Tickets can be transferred or cancelled at any point in the run up to the show - Key is to secure your
complimentary ticket(s) now in order to confirm dates in your diary!
Best Practice, produced in partnership with the NAPC, is the annual conference to attend for practical advice on all
the big issues facing general practice and how they will impact on your practice and federation. And it is fair to say
that 2015/16 is set to be a bumper year for big issues and investment in general practice. There is a New Deal on the
table, a new Government on the horizon and a new vision for the NHS that will change the landscape for ever.
Exactly a year on from publication of the NHS Five Year Forward View, Best Practice 2015 is a timely opportunity to
find out how your practice will be affected by these changes, where the threats and opportunities lie and how you
should respond. Other headline topics will include: GPs trailblazing new community-based care models as part of the
£200 million Forward View ‘transformation’ programme; how the £1 billion primary care infrastructure fund is being
spent, details of the £10 million programme to expand the general practice workforce and the impacts of cocommissioning on general practice.
Delegate Registration Process: (GP’s, Practice Managers & Primary Care Teams): http://closerstill.circdatasolutions.co.uk/Microsites/RFG/publish/BP15/?1=1&source=Stacey
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A complimentary ticket will be issued on completion of the on-line booking from.
Each ticket allows access across both show days in order to offer flexibility around work commitments (can
attend ADHOC to suit work schedule)
Delegate badges are dispatched approx. x10 days prior to the show
Alternatively, please complete the attached booking form and return to me for processing.
Best Practice Programme Link:
http://www.bestpracticeshow.co.uk/page.cfm/action=Seminar/libID=1/listID=2/nocache=01072015
Best Practice in Nursing (BPiN) is a new two-day national conference to train, support and raise the profile of
general practice and community nurses. We are excited to be launching this event (co located with Best Practice) for
more than 1,500 nurses in recognition of your leading role in improving patient outcomes and driving integrated
care in the community. This free-to-attend conference is perfectly timed to coincide with the national roll-out of
revalidation at the end of the year and announcements over new national career structures for practice and
community nurses. Better still, by attending this event you will get all your mandatory training requirements met for
free under one roof, eliminating the need to take time out of clinic at other times in the year.
Delegate Registration Process (Practice, Community, Acute Nurses and Primary Care Teams):
http://closerstill.circdata-solutions.co.uk/Microsites/RFG/publish/BPiN15/?1=1&source=Stacey
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A complimentary ticket will be issued on completion of the on-line booking from.
Each ticket allows access across both show days in order to offer flexibility around work commitments (can
attend ADHOC to suit work schedule)
Delegate badges are dispatched approx. x10 days prior to the show
Alternatively, please complete the attached booking form and return to me for processing.
Best Practice in Nursing Programme Link: http://www.bestpracticeshow.co.uk/Content/Best-Practice-in-Nursingprogramme/15/
With budgets restricted and large scale cut backs required within the NHS, we work tirelessly with our exhibitors and
sponsors in order to offer FREE CPD accredited events for all NHS Staff!
With revalidation for Nurses commencing 2016 this is a great way to get to kick-start the process!
Stacey English, CCG Client Relationship Manager, Tel: 0207 348 5758, Email: s.english@closerstillmedia.com
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Women’s services - Free teaching event for GP’s & Practice Nurses
Women’s services at Guy’s and St Thomas’ would like to invite you to a teaching event for GPs and practice nurses in
the Mc Nair Centre at Guy’s Hospital. Our clinicians will give multiple presentations to small groups directly in our
clinical settings. There will be demonstrations, clinical cases and networking opportunities.
Programme of the day:
After you reserve a place, we will ask you to choose four of the clinical topics you would like to learn about. All
attendees will be divided into groups and multiple workshops will be running at the same time.
Topics include:
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Gynaecology- heavy bleeding, pain, vulval problems, colposcopy and ovarian cysts, endometriosis/pelvic pain,
menopause and uro-gynaecology
Maternity and obstetrics- 4D scanning, renal problems and pregnancy, normal pregnancy, VBAC, high risk ante
natal care
Places are limited to 70, so please book early. This workshop carries 3 CPD points and a certificate of attendance will
be given.
Date: Thursday 8 October 2015; 6.00pm-9.00pm
Venue: Mc Nair Centre, Guy’s Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT
To reserve a place click here or on the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-services-free-teaching-event-for-gps-and-practice-nurses-at-guys-hospitaltickets-17828652981
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Free vascular update for GPs at Guy's Hospital
An evening event for GPs organised by Guy’s and St Thomas’ and the Royal
College of General Practitioners.
Mr Stephen Black Consultant Vascular Surgeon at Guy's and St. Thomas', will present on:
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Acute and chronic deep vein thrombosis
Post thrombotic syndrome.
Claudication
Date: Thursday 10 September
Time: Buffet from 7pm - lecture starts at 7.30pm
Venue: Roben Suite, Floor 29 Tower Wing, Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9RT
To book a place visit the RCGP website.
Or link to:
http://guysstthomashospital.newsweaver.co.uk/Connect/1iy97h2uultvqaal4e6jkn?a=2&p=48942543&t=27884515
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Sexual Health in Practice (SHIP)
This interactive, practical, peer-led training in sexual health has been tailored for GPs and Practice Nurses in the
primary care setting. It will enable LSL clinicians to update knowledge and develop further skills in assessing sexual
health risk, by offering real life approaches to HIV and STI testing, diagnosis and management. Join over 240 LSL
clinicians who have benefited so far from SHIP in changing their practice to tackle our significant local HIV & STI rates
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Delegates must attend all session to complete the training they are as follows:
Practice Nurse Sessions: PN1
Date: 14th October 2015, 12.30 pm - 5.00pm
Practice Nurse Sessions: PN2
Date: 4th November 2015, 12.30 pm - 5.00pm
Venue: Session 1
Akerman Health Centre
Room 045
60 Patmos Road
London, SW9 6AF
GP session: Key Issues in Sexual Health
Date: 11th November 2015, 12.30 pm – 5.00pm
Venue:
Akerman Health Centre
Room 045
60 Patmos Road
London, SW9 6AF
Final Session for GPs & PNs: General Practice & HIV
Date: 18th November 2015, 12.30.pm - 5.00pm
Venue: TBC
Download Application: http://selnet.org.uk
Contact: lornamullard@nhs.net
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South East London Sexual Health & HIV Network Training Dates
IUD/IUS Workshop - Wednesday 9th September 2015, 14.00pm-16.30pm
Camberwell Sexual Health, Meeting Room, Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS
This popular ½ day course provides doctors and nurses with the opportunity to extend their role in service provision.
Course Aim - To give a comprehensive introduction / update on the use IUD/IUS, on the working anatomy and
physiology combined with practical experience on Zoe / pelvic models.
Fee: £50
This course is accredited by the Faculty Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. Application and further information on
this course can be downloaded from south East London Sexual Health & HIV Network http://selnet.org.uk/
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Nexplanon Workshop - Wednesday 23rd September 2015, 14.00pm-16.30pm
Faraday Building , Lecture Room 2, Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS
This popular ½ day course provides doctors and nurses with the opportunity to extend their role in service provision.
Course Aim - To give a comprehensive introduction / update on the use Nexplanon, on the working anatomy and
physiology combined with practical experience on model arms.
Fee: £50
This course is accredited by the Faculty Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. Application and further information on
this course can be downloaded from south East London Sexual Health & HIV Network http://selnet.org.uk/
Clinical Update in Sexual Health - Saturday 28th November 2015, 09.15am to 15.45pm
Weston Education Centre, King’s College Hospital, London, SE5 9RS
This is our Annual Updating Day suitable for all health professional working in the field of sexual and reproductive
health, who is required to advise patient on wide range of issues, and who need to be fully inform about recent
development and current thinking.
The course programme can be viewed at
http://www.selnet.org.uk/training/programme/annual/programme2015.html
Fee: Doctors £100, Nurse & others £50
The course is recognised by the Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare and is valid for 6 hours of recertification of the DFSRH also CPD. Application and further information on this course can be downloaded from
south East London Sexual Health & HIV Network http://selnet.org.uk/
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Electronic Prescribing System (EPS) Refresher Workshops
The Medicines Optimisation Team is pleased to confirm the above workshops will take place in September 2015.
The workshops are being held between 12.30pm-3.00pm - click on the links below to book a place on your preferred
date:
Tuesday 8 September 2015 in Lambeth Accord, 336 Brixton Road SW9 7AA
Wednesday 23 September 2015 in the Hideaway, 2 Empire Mews, Streatham SW16 2BF
Wednesday 30 September 2015 in Bolney Meadow Community Centre, 31 Bolney Street, Vauxhall SW8 1EZ
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) and EMIS Web are working with the Clinical Commissioning
Group (CCG) to deliver the training events to refresh your needs on EPS and answer your questions and the events
will provide:
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 An opportunity for practice staff and community pharmacists working in Lambeth to ask questions, discuss
and share their experiences with EPS.
 A chance for GP practices to meet with their local community pharmacy to help resolve EPS issues.
 A chance for practices to support & share their valuable experiences with other practices.
 Specialist knowledge from both the HSCIC EPS Team and EMIS Web system trainer.
Confirmed speakers:
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Ashik Rai, Senior Implementation Manager, HSCIC
Siobhan Murphy, Utilisation, HSCIC
Dawn Friend, EPS Implementation Support Manager
Nisha Patel, EMIS web Training Consultant
The events are for Lambeth practice staff including GPs and administration staff, Locality Care Network lead
pharmacists and Lambeth Community Pharmacists. Places are limited and we would encourage early booking.
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Lambeth & Southwark Cervical Screening Training Dates
All sample takers are required to attend update training every three years.
We have arranged three further bespoke sessions for current Lambeth and Southwark sample takers – nurses and
doctors welcome.
Please book yourself on to one of the courses below as soon as possible – places are limited!
Date
Time
Classroom
Venue
23 September 2015
9:00 to 13:00
tbc
Waterloo Campus
19 November 2015
13:00 to 17:00
tbc
Guy’s Campus
19 January 2016
9:00 to 13:00
tbc
King’s College Hospital
To book please email Sarah Robinson (see below) with the following information:
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The session you wish to attend
Your name
Your practice
Your email address
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A contact phone number
As places are limited, you may be charged if you do not attend a session you registered for. We will keep a
waiting list so please let us know in good time if you are unable to attend.
Contacts:
Alison Pisani (Southwark sample takers): alison.pisani@nhs.net
Judi Costello (Lambeth sample takers): judicostello@nhs.net
Sarah Robinson (bookings): sarah.robinson@southwark.gov.uk / 020 7525 4336
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Free Welfare Benefits Training
Please feel free to pass this information to colleagues. It is likely to be of interest to health and social care staff , staff
in in agencies whose role may including provide advice and support on benefit issues such as housing support
workers, community support workers etc.
Workforce Development in Lambeth’s Adults Social Care offers a wide range of free courses on benefits. We
appreciate that it is difficult to keep track of which changes with particular benefits and to know what to do and who
to contact if things go wrong. Whether you have little understanding or a good understanding, our diverse range of
courses will help you give the best advice to your clients, so you can help maximise their income.
With recent welfare reform changes affecting many Lambeth Residents, it is important people who support them,
know about the problems people are facing as a result of the welfare reform changes, which include;
 understanding changes to housing benefit which reduce support available
 major changes to the assessment of disability and sickness benefits
 customers presenting in crisis with no income due to delays and sanctions
 changes limiting benefits payable to EEA nationals.
Those attending the courses have provided very positive feedback on the quality and value of training received.
Where staff lack these knowledge we would recommend front line staff attend the training course –
14 October / 11 February – Introduction to the welfare benefits – equips frontline staff identify what benefits their
customers should receive by providing an over view of the benefit system. The course equips staff to identify the
range of benefits their clients might be entitled to and develop a basic understanding of how to claim and how to
dispute decisions. The emphasis of the course is on recognition of possible benefit claims and ways of maximising
income for clients with limited income.
22 Oct / 26 Feb - Introduction to key sickness and disability benefits - This course provides a practical look at who
can receive these benefits and what level of difficulties are required to secure benefit and examines the problems
that may arise for many people when migrated onto the new benefits and how to prevent / resolve these problems
6/10/2015 - Personal Independent Payments: (½ day) - a practical course to look at who can receive these benefits
and provide tips on supporting people to claim PIP. Personal Independence Payment is replacing Disability Living
Allowance for working-age people. This has already started for new claims, and soon16 year olds and people whose
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circumstances change will have to claim PIP instead of continuing with their DLA claims. People making renewal
claims will also be affected from June 2015.
15/10/2015: Dealing with Vulnerable Claimants. This new course examines the range of problems that can cause
vulnerable people to present in crisis with no income and provide practical information on how to resolve and
prevent common problems.
20/10/2015 and 02 February - Changes to housing benefits and common causes of rent arrears - for hostel,
housing support and other support workers - This course looks at the more difficult and controversial areas of
housing benefit law. It will concentrate on the areas where problems frequently occur; the areas of difficulties with
housing benefit that lead to people developing rent arrears. It will provide an overview of recent housing benefit
reforms and the options open to people impacted.
Courses available for frontline staff who need a more detailed understanding of certain areas of benefit advice
include:
20/11/2015 Sanctions & the Claimant Commitment - this is a new course. This course examines the current
conditionality regime for claimant of JSA and ESA and what the rules are for Universal credit. The course will help
experienced advisors navigate the current conditionality regime and advocate effectively on behalf of clients faced
with sanctions including dealing with delay & escalating complaints.
We will also be offering courses on Universal credit and will update you when the dates are confirmed.
How to Book
Staff book by sending an email to adult and social care learning to acslearning@lambeth.gov.uk .
If you are have any questions about booking onto these courses, please contact acslearning@lambeth.gov.uk or
by telephone on 0207 926 4686 or 4563.
We offer these courses because we appreciate that it is very difficult to keep track of which changes with particular
benefits and to know what to do and who to contact if things go wrong. Whether you have little understanding or a
good understanding, our diverse range of courses will help you give the best advice to your clients, so you can help
maximise their income.
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