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Education commissioning and quality

Excellent healthcare is underpinned by excellent training and development for staff

Commissioning and ensuring high quality education is the primary function of the SHA workforce team.

Commissioning training and development

We are responsible to the Department of Health for investment in the training and development of all types of NHS staff.  Find out how we do this across the north east.

Workforce development innovation fund

Find out how we invest in innovative ways of improving education and training in the NHS in the north east

Joint investment framework

Find out how we work with the Skills Funding Agency to jointly plan investment in the development of staff skills

Refugee health professionals programme

Refugees bring a huge breadth of experience and skills into the NHS. In the north east we have a refugee health professionals programme – a support service designed to help refugee and asylum seeking health professionals living in the region to integrate into the NHS.

Contact us

We are here to support and advise NHS and partner organisations on workforce development issues. For general enquiries contact us here:

0191 210 6480

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