Notts Primary Care Training Needs Analysis
Shape your continuing professional development (CPD)
We design the training you need for great patient care
Our Training Needs Analysis (TNA) is a FREE tool to help you understand the gap between your (or your team’s) current and desired level of knowledge, skills and abilities in the following areas:
Administrative tasks
Communication
Clinical tasks
Management
Research and audit
It takes about 5-10 minutes to complete, and from it, you and your Practice will receive a personalised report outlining priority training needs. Your Practice Manager will email the link to you during your roll-out time.
This is a cost-effective way to determine which training will be most impactful in improving performance and patient care. We use the insights to plan workforce development initiatives for 2026/27.
We write new CPD training programmes
We plan how we allocate CPD funding
We commission training and subscriptions
We provide evidence to bid for more funding
We support local PCNs' workforce planning
We signpost to external training providers
Benefits of completing your TNA...
to you
Use your personalised report in appraisals / development plan discussions
Prioritise your training needs
Access training opportunities tailored to your needs
to your team
Identify areas where employees or groups may lack skills or knowledge
Improve staff performance and productivity
Support employee retention and career development
to ourselves
Gain a better understanding of workforce training priorities
Customise training courses to address specific requirements
Optimise resource allocation, e.g. commission group training based on outcomes
How do I get involved?
New to 2026, we are doing a phased approach to collate your responses to the TNA. This is happening across Feb-June 2026, where each Practice will have a set launch date.
Here's how it works:
Full details of the survey will be sent directly to Practice Managers who will share it with their team and pop the poster up in staff rooms
You complete the survey when your Practice Manager circulates it within the 30 day deadline
We will then analyse the results into two reports within 7 working days of survey closure:
Practice-level summary report
Individual report containing personal training recommendations to each member of staff who completes it
A follow-up meeting to discuss the findings can be set-up on request
Example practice-level summary report
This is based on the Hennessy-Hicks Training Needs Analysis questionnaire which permits use for non-commercial purposes only.
Let's help overcome your top barriers to undertake training
1.
Don't have time due to work pressures
We record several of our CPD training events and upload them to our YouTube channel. You can catch-up (or recap) at a time and date that suits you.
2.
Don't know what training is available
We run several CPD events that are fully funded or heavily subsidised throughout the year, and signpost to external training. You can browse and book on.
3.
Don't have the budget for course costs
We hold funding grants available to Notts Primary Care. You can access this to support the training needs identified from your personalised TNA report.
Your feedback shapes our Notts Primary Care Training
We listen to every piece of feedback received through our Training Needs Analysis. From your priorities, our training team of local clinicians and experts write and deliver bespoke CPD courses to meet your needs. See what we've developed to date.
Are you signed-up to our BRAND NEW Loyalty Scheme for 2026/27?
Join your peers across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, and take charge of your professional development through our new BINGO style loyalty cards. Complete all 25 development activities to be in with a chance to receive a £250 voucher!
You’ll be surprised at how many you can already mark off as done to help get that full-house. If you complete the Training Needs Analysis that is offered on this page, you can then stamp off another one!
