Drop-in sessions for trainee Advanced Practitioners
We have an opportunity to discuss your training journey to date and link with your peers. Alongside this, have your queries answered from Elizabeth Bennett-Hayes, Training Programme Director, from your Midlands Advanced Practice team.
There will be signposting to resources, guest speakers from different specialities who will share their experiences from their trainee programme. Qualified Advanced Practitioners will also demonstrate how the role has impacted their service users.
Feedback from those attending the sessions will gauge and target the areas which you feel would benefit you most. The agenda will reflect this going forward.
We look forward to following on from the initial drop-in session in February with these dates:
Thursday19th March: 12.30 – 13.00 and 13.00 – 13.30
Thursday 16th April: 12.30 – 13.00 and 13.00 – 13.30
Thursday 21st May: 12.30 – 13.00 and 13.00 – 13.30
Please email to book onto these sessions; the link to the meeting will then be sent to you.
Contact: e.bennetthayes@nhs.net
Centre for Advancing Practice conference on-Demand
Over 4000 delegates signed up for the Centre for Advancing Practice November 2025 Conference. The theme was: Ten Years, Three Shifts, One Mission: Advancing Practice for the Future NHS
If you signed up for the conference, don’t forget you can access all the sessions and on-demand content. There were a number of sessions supported by our Midland’s Advanced Practice colleagues. Thanks to everyone who took part!
#10Years3Shifts1Mission – Advanced Practice
National Updates and News
ePortfolio (Supported) Route Video Resources
At the 2025 Advanced Practice Conference, we dedicated an entire section to the ePortfolio (supported) Route, sharing practical guidance and resources to make the process smoother for you and your teams.
Great news! All those resources have now been uploaded and are available for your benefit. Whether you attended the conference or not, you can still access everything you need to confidently move (or guide trainees) through the ePortfolio route.
Direct Access– please use your conference password
Didn’t attend the conference? No problem! You can still get full access to these resources.
Apply here
Centre for Advancing Practice Masterclasses
Following our highly successful series of Centre for Advancing Practice Masterclasses in 2025, we are delighted to announce our next schedule of webinars.
We will be opening 2026 with a Masterclass on ‘Unlocking Potential: The Masterclass Series and NHS England’s Strategic Leap’. This energising and informative session takes place from 12:30-13:30 on 27th January 2026, and will be led by Prof Beverley Harden, Katie Cooper, and Prof Julian Barratt.
Date: 12:30-13:30 on 27th January 2026
Find out more – including how to register
Prof Rob Crouch, Sarah Goodhew, and Prof Kim Manley will be leading our next Masterclass from 12:30-13:30, on 10th February 2026. This session will explore the evolving landscape and impact of Multi-professional Consultant Practice across the NHS.
Date: 12:30-13:30, on 10th February 2026
Register here.
We are also arranging the following Masterclasses, and will be publishing more information soon:
Mental Health and Learning Disabilities and Autism, 12:30-13:30, 17th March 2026
Health Inequalities, 12:30-13:30, 23rd April 2026
If you have any queries, please contact england.advancedpractice@nhs.net
An Update from the Midlands Advanced Practice Forum
I would like to re-introduce myself, Hirminder Kaur Uhbi, as the new Chair for the Midlands Advanced Practice Forum (MAPF).
There are currently 450 people on the forum’s email distribution list, and the Forum has achieved its goals of becoming a multi-professional group, due to the many professions in attendance.
As a forum we have enabled the creation of friendships, the opportunity to network and support for development of all those on their advanced practice journey’s. Through our education webinars virtually and our roadshow events, in person.
With continued passion and expertise from the Forum’s committee and members, MAPF’s key aims for the future are below.
- To continue to build upon and support the Midlands advanced practice workforce
- Focus on creating and delivering events
- Build upon our resources and Forum communications
Our last in-person Roadshow was hosted by Nottingham University. The event brought together examples of advanced practice from the region. Presentations included the Midlands and United States Grand Round Twinning project, experiences of tackling and completing a master’s from different perspectives. Alongside, a student showcase introducing the National Rehabilitation Centre.
Our next roadshow events will be at Lincoln University, in May 2026 please keep an eye out for communications around this.
For more information, please take a look at Home – The Midlands Advanced Practice Forum
Get Involved in a Research Project – Are you an ACP who has worked in the Emergency Department?
Would you like to take part in a research study focussing on the impact of unintentional clinical error on Advanced Practitioners working in Emergency Medicine? You need to have worked in the emergency department (ED) at the time of the event, but not necessarily still working there at present.
My Name is Jon, and I am an Advanced Practitioner working in ED and a senior lecturer in Advanced Practice. I have an interest in the impact of unintentional error on the clinician and have chosen this as a basis for my thesis. I am undertaking this study for a Professional Doctorate award.
About the Study:
I am looking for volunteers to take part in a one-hour interview via MS Teams to review the wider impact of error on registrants working as Advanced Practitioners. Your insight would be valuable to investigate this subject further as there is a lack of evidence at present relating to this topic.
If you would be interested to take part and would like further information, please email Jonathan.Mounsey@northampton.ac.uk. Alternatively you can scan the QR code.
Advanced Practice in Midwifery Conference
In the autumn, the first national conference on Advanced Practice in Midwifery was held at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire. This event increased the awareness of advanced practice in midwifery and was attended by candidates from all regions of England, along with Northern Ireland.
It succeeded in establishing connections amongst our regional and national colleagues, collaborating midwives, and promoting the planning and sharing of ideas.
Following on from this we plan, as a community of practice within maternity, to continue these conferences yearly. Thereby, continually enhancing service provision, disseminating knowledge and promoting an evidence-based workforce within our Midwifery Advanced Practice colleagues. If you’d like more information, have any questions or would to be involved please contact Elizabeth.bennetthayes@uhcw.nhs.uk