Thousands of nurses across Cumbria hone clinical skills with free training

More than 2,000 nurses across Cumbria are taking part in free training sessions to improve their clinical skills.

For the first time this scheme sees registered nurses from hospitals, GP practices, nursing homes and in the community, training together.

The Cumbria Learning and Improvement Collaborative (CLIC) runs the courses, which are also helping to create new clinical networks in Cumbria and bring benefits for patients.

The courses focus on areas identified by nurses where they are keen to access the latest thinking and practice. They are offered free and delivered by clinical specialists from a variety of teams in Cumbria and tutors from the University of Cumbria.

After the course there is follow up support from the clinical skills nurse educators to encourage continued development.

The courses continue until the end of March.