Prostap Hormone Injections

Wessex Local Medical Committees event

Wednesday 6 November 2024 at Zoom

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This is a morning event.

Times: 09:30 - 12:30

Speakers

Mrs Julia O'Mara

Log on to Zoom: 09:15 - Training 09:30 - 12:30

This training will be conducted online via the Zoom App.  To participate you will need to use an appropriate device with microphone, speaker, and camera where possible.  

Introduction

This half day course is open to all Advanced HCAs who are currently working with clients that require Prostap injections.  It is recommended that only HCAs who have achieved education and training to Level Three of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF)4 or equivalent in England and Wales with at least 2 years’ experience as a HCA should be considered for training in vaccine administration. 

This immunisation training course has been approved by PHE/NHS England South West Screening and Immunisation Team as conforming to the national minimum standards for immunisation training

Aims 

During this session we aim to provide HCAs with:

• the knowledge and skills required for the procedure of administering Prostap injections.
• resources, education and awareness of the legal issues, accountability and prescribing through delegation.
• the mechanisms to be signed off as competent by a trained nurse in their workplace and follow the protocols and framework supplied for safe practice.

Course Content

• The role of the HCA in extended practice
• What is Prostap?
• The uses of Prostap in patient condition management
• Undertaking a risk assessment of the patient prior to injection
• How is Prostap prescribed / legal issues / prescriptions: PSD
• What are the side effects / contraindications / follow up care / anaphylaxis
• Record keeping /documentation/communication with patients / capacity / consent
• Safe handling and storage of injections; including infection control
• Injection administration and techniques including practical session
• Protocols/ competencies and supervised practice by mentor

The course will provide all necessary documentation for the administration of the injection to include:

• a competency framework to use with the mentor in practice,
• a protocol for the administration of Prostap injections
• an example of a Patient Specific Directive (PSD) for prescribing and legal purposes.

All of these documents will need to be downloaded from the J2S website.  You will be given the password to access these in your reminder email 1 week before the training, and during the session.

Trainer: Julia O'Mara

Julia O'Mara qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1989, and has experience in many fields of nursing and teaching. Julia has been working in Primary care in 1994 where she developed skills in practice nursing, long term conditions, first contact, history taking and assessment skills and independent nurse prescribing. Currently Julia has a leading role as The Nurse Advisor for Portsmouth City Clinical Commissioning Group. This role involves listening to the views of the nurses in the city and looking at ways to improve services and delivery of care. At a strategic level Julia manages and chairs the Professional Practice Nurse Forum, co-chairs the Non-Medical Prescriber’s Forum and has an instrumental role in practice nurse education and development through TARGET

Please note this session will NOT be recorded

Subsidised Booking Options 

Wessex LMCs hold a number of funds for different organisations, specifically for training purposes.  By using these funds, many of our 'members' are able to access training without direct recourse to Practice Funds.  It is important that you select the appropriate funding option in the booking process, so that we can assign your booking to the correct funding stream, and here is some guidance to help you decide.

All GPs and Members of Staff working within GP Practices in the Wessex LMCs' catchment area 

Please use this option if you are working in a Practice in the Wessex LMC catchment area and do not fit into one of the other options on offer.  This option may, or may not, have a cost attached.

Non Members 

Please use this option if you are not working in a Practice in the Wessex LMCs catchment area. 

Location details

Zoom

Is the training accessible to wheelchairs? Yes

Main contact

Name: LEaD

Email: lead@wessexlmcs.org.uk

Phone: +442382122912

If you have any communication or mobility needs that the event organisers need to be aware of please contact them in advance of the course to let them know.