About this Event
Date: 17 April 2026. Time: 09h00 – 16h00
Venue: Christian Medical Fellowship Centre (near Borough)
Format: Face-to-face, hands-on practical workshop
Audience: Nurses, AHPs, pharmacists, physician associates, and clinicians working in primary care, urgent care, minor injuries, or community settings
Course overview
The course focuses on safe principles, clinical decision-making, and escalation, and does not confer This one-day practical workshop is designed for experienced clinicians working in urgent care and primary care who wish to develop advanced skills in neck and back assessment, alongside practical taping and splinting techniques commonly used in musculoskeletal presentations.
Neck and back pain are frequent reasons for urgent and same-day consultations. Clinicians must be confident in structured assessment, recognise red flags, and make safe decisions about escalation, investigation, and management. This course focuses on hands-on assessment skills, clinical reasoning, and safe application of supportive techniques rather than diagnosis alone.
The morning session provides a practical, case-informed approach to neck and back assessment, with emphasis on history taking, examination, neurological assessment, and identification of serious pathology. Teaching is interactive and designed to reflect real presentations seen in urgent and primary care settings.
The afternoon session is skills-based and practical, focusing on taping and splinting techniques that may be used to support patients with musculoskeletal pain or injury. Delegates will practise safe application principles, understand indications and limitations, and consider how these techniques fit within wider management plans and professional scope of practice.
This course is aimed at clinicians who already assess and manage musculoskeletal presentations and wish to refine and extend their skills. The workshop does not confer independent competency and is intended to support clinical practice, CPD portfolios, and supervised skill development within local governance frameworks.
Who this course is for
This course is suitable for:
- Advanced Nurse Practitioners
- GPs and GP registrars
- Urgent care clinicians
- Physiotherapists and First Contact Practitioners
- Pharmacists working in extended MSK or urgent care roles
- Experienced clinicians working in primary or urgent care settings
Programme for the day
09h00 – 09h15
Welcome, introductions, course aims, scope of practice and safety briefing
Morning session: Neck & Back Assessment (09h15 – 12h00)
Practical skills workshop
- Structured history taking for spinal presentations
- Neck and back examination techniques
- Neurological assessment and functional testing
- Red flags: infection, malignancy, trauma, cauda equina, spinal cord compromise
- Clinical reasoning and decision-making in urgent and primary care
- Case-based discussion using real-world scenarios
12h00 – 13h00 | Lunch
Afternoon session: Taping & Splinting Techniques (13h00 – 17h00)
Hands-on practical workshop
- Principles of taping and splinting in MSK care
- Indications, contraindications, and limitations
- Taping techniques to support neck and back presentations
- Splinting principles relevant to spinal and associated musculoskeletal pain
- Skin integrity, patient comfort, and safety
- Documentation, aftercare advice, and escalation
- Supervised practice and feedback
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
6 Marshalsea Rd, 6 Marshalsea Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 124.21
