November 15, 2023

The ICS Academy Exchange is a one-stop shop digital learning and development platform, featuring a resource library and the first set of system-wide training and education development programmes.


NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Integrated Care System Academy Exchange: Log in to the site (hubkencore.com)



These will be increased as the ICS secure being commissioned and hosting these programmes such as:


  • EPIC (Enabling a Productive & Inclusive Culture) Masterclass
  • Developing Potential & Career Conversations Masterclass
  • Integrated Hospital Discharge
  • Palliative Care and EoL
  • Dementia 2/ Dementia Care in Community Hospital Settings
  • Trauma Informed Care
  • ICB Induction


Vanessa Roberts is the Interim ICS Social Care Faculty Lead and is devising a template that will be featured on the platform for users to complete if they have other useful resources/links to be placed onto the site. She can be contacted via email: vanessaroberts1@nhs.net


The Academy Exchange will be the ICS's core portal to direct all health & care linked workforce, leaders, managers to access info, self-directed learning and education programmes all in on place, as well as provide an economical approach in the management and roll out of system-wide required development programmes.


The ICS are planning to hold an ICS Academy Exchange ‘Soft Launch’ in December/January via an online event, and further details will follow.


You may or may not know that we have an Academy Exchange User Group, so if you wish to join this, please contact Ed Cording, Edward.cording@nhs.net


Please look at the site, use it and access it regularly, inform Vanessa of any ideas etc

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