North West Faculty for Advancing Practice
November 2025 update
For further information about the Faculty and the Centre for Advancing Practice please have a look at our page on the website.
Focus on Research
- Research tools for AP's
Please take a look at the following Research and Innovation Guide Understanding research and innovation - Practice Education Centre of Excellence which has useful sections to help with 'getting started' in research to 'publishing'. This has been developed within Greater Manchester for GM but there are links to tools for those in L&SC on the Futures Platform L&SC AP page and for C&M available on the CM Training Hub webpage (Advanced Practitioner – General – Cheshire & Merseyside Training Hub)
2. Academy of Advanced Practice Research UK
Please visit the website to find out more: Academy of Advanced Practice Research UK. The Academy will be presenting at the national Advancing Practice Conference so do sign up to find out more.
3. Advanced Practice Toolkit
A toolkit has been developed to help with capturing and measuring the impact of Advanced Practice.
Here is a link to it on the Learning Hub Resource details
and the SE Faculty will be presenting this at the national conference.
Funding guidance and launch for application for funding 2026/27
The funding guidance will be launched with emails sent to all organisational Advanced Practice leads in November – please check emails mid-November.
In addition, we would like you to be made aware of the following:
National Advancing Practice conference – 10 years, 3 shifts, 1 mission
Join us for a week of inspiration, innovation, and impact at the Centre for Advancing Practice Conference 2025. This year’s programme brings together thought leaders, practitioners, and change-makers from across the country to explore the evolving landscape of advanced practice. Register here: Registration is Open! - Advanced Practice
There will be a mix of live sessions and pre recorded sessions over the course of the week. A timetable for the live sessions can be found below:
Trainee Advanced Practitioners - Have Your Say: Complete the National Education and Training Survey (NETS)!
NHS England is committed to enhancing the quality of education and training for over 250,000 learners and trainees across a variety of clinical roles in the NHS. To support continuous improvement, we conduct the National Education and Training Survey (NETS) each year, offering a platform for healthcare learners and trainees to share their experiences and shape the future of healthcare education.
Since 2019, NETS has been the only national survey open to all healthcare students, trainees, and apprentices. The survey covers key themes like induction, clinical supervision, facilities, learning opportunities, and teamwork.
Your feedback helps us make informed decisions to enhance learning environments, support retention and recruitment.
You can access the survey here. or by scanning the QR code in the poster attached.
Take 10 minutes to share your experiences! The survey is open from Tuesday 7 October to Tuesday 2 December 2025.
10 year workforce plan – call for evidence launched
A call for evidence was launched on the 26th September, to run for 6 weeks and closing on 7 November, asking NHS partners and stakeholders to support the development of the 10 Year Workforce Plan.
This is an opportunity to contribute directly to the plan’s development as we look to understand how we will bring through sufficient numbers of people, with the skills the NHS will need, in a reformed system that has delivered the three shifts set out in the 10 Year Health Plan.
We are asking for examples of best practice and innovation that can be scaled to meet the 10 Year Health Plan ambitions, as well as feedback on our research and modelling.
This plan aims to create a sustainable workforce that is fit for the future, ensuring the NHS has the right people, in the right roles, with the right skills, so that every patient receives world-class care whenever they need it. It will support staff to work flexibly, grow their skills, and feel fulfilment in their careers.
We need your insight and expertise to ensure this work is robust and evidence based. Together we can create a workforce plan that empowers staff, delivers world-class care, and secures the future of the NHS for decades to come.
