Education and Training
Education and Training is one of the four pillars that make up the Centre's work plan. In this section you will find information about remote and rural programmes of work and educational resources.
Pre-registration Nursing and AHP Funding Opportunity for Students in Remote Rural and Island Areas
Pre-registration Nursing and AHP Student Funding Awards Now Open
The National Centre for Remote and Rural Health and Care (the Centre) has a small allocation of funding to support Scottish domiciled nursing and allied health pre-registration students about to undertake a rural placement within primary and community care.
The funding is to support accommodation and travel costs and to help students about to undertake a remote, rural and island primary and community care placement.
To qualify for a funding award, you must be working in a rural area or providing healthcare to people who live in rural areas. Rural areas are defined by Scottish Government in the following link Scottish+Government+Urban+Rural+Classification+2022+-+8-Fold+Map+-+OS.pdf
Your application will be considered against the criteria listed on the application form. Please answer the questions carefully to demonstrate how your application for funding support meets these criteria.
Applications will close on Wednesday 21st January 2026.
To apply for funding, please complete the application form in the following link: The National Centre for Remote and Rural Health and Care Student Funding Awards
If you have any questions about the application process or the funding opportunity, please contact nes.ruralteam@nhs.scot highlighting ‘Student Education & Training Awards’ in the subject line.
Multi-Disciplinary Education & Training Funding Opportunity for Primary and Community Care
Multi-Disciplinary Education & Training Funding Awards Now Open
The National Centre for Remote and Rural Health and Care (the Centre) have a small allocation of funding to support remote, rural and island primary and community health and care service groups across Scotland in accordance with the remit of Phase 1 of the Centre 2025-2026.
The funding awards should support multi-disciplinary primary care practitioners and/or education teams who wish to develop and/or deliver training initiatives and education events. Funding may also be available to support the purchase of equipment/resources that will enhance local primary care training, and education.
Your application will be considered against the criteria listed on the application form. Please use the questions to demonstrate how your application for funding support meets these criteria.
Applications are now open and will close on 30th January 2026. Applicants will receive a letter to inform them of the outcome.
To apply for funding, please complete the application form in the following link: The National Centre for Remote & Rural Health & Care: Education & Training Funding Awards – Fill in form
If you have any questions about the application process or the funding opportunity, please contact nes.ruralteam@nhs.scot highlighting ‘Multi-Disciplinary Team Education & Training Funding Awards’ in the subject line of the email.
Spider in the glass - new dates and new stories
Spider in the Glass
Update from Myra Ross, Gender Based Violence and Trauma specialist from the Health Improvement Team at NHS Highland
New for 2025: eLearning Module on Menopause
This module was recently published and is available now on Turas Learn: Menopause Module
This resource is free to access and open to all practitioners in Scotland.
All you need is a Turas Learn account which can be set up here if you don’t already have one. Should you experience any issues when registering, please access the Helpdesk located on the right-hand side of the webpage.
If you complete the module, we would be most grateful if you could complete the evaluation as we are keen to hear your thoughts.
A complementary module on Menstrual Health is already available, and you may wish to access this one first as they have been designed as complementary resources.
If you have any queries, you can contact the CPD Connect team at cpdconnect@nes.scot.nhs.uk