TRAINING PROGRAMME 2026

Hyde Park House, 74 Mutley Plain, Mutley, Plymouth PL4 6LF, 01752 434343

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Maximising Talent and Workforce Potential

Introduction

This booklet outlines Harbour’s 2026 Training Programme for all Harbour and Alliance staff, partners, and healthcare professionals. Inside, you’ll find course summaries, schedules, and booking details for core, specialist, and developmental training. Our goal is to support consistent, safe, inclusive, and recovery-focused practice across the Alliance.

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What’s Inside:

• Training Overview : An introduction to the programme and learning pathways.
• Training Details: Course summaries, target audiences, and schedules.
• Attendance, Eligibility & Fees : Key guidance on booking, costs, and requirements.

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Includes:

• Drug & Alcohol Awareness
• Understanding Alcohol Training
• HALO Training
• Diversity Training

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Internal Attendance Guide:

🔴 Mandatory: Required for the role. 🟡 Advised: Recommended for learning.

🟢 Development: Optional for career growth.

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• RASP/DASH
• Ketamine Training & More
• Internal + External Training

An introductory session covering commonly used substances, their effects, and how to offer safe, non-judgemental support. Participants will gain insight into the experiences of service users, enabling staff to respond confidently to concerns.

Drug & Alcohol Awareness

Purpose

• Build awareness of common substances, risks, and user experiences.
• Increase confidence in discussing substance use with service users.
• Improve early identification of harm and safeguarding needs.

Key Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify main drug categories using the Drugs Wheel
• Recognise signs of substance use, dependency, and acute risk (e.g. overdose).
• Understand polysubstance risks and how different substances interact.
• Deliver tailored harm-reduction messages based on specific substances.
• Identify escalation pathways for medical or safeguarding interventions.
• Communicate effectively using non-judgemental, trauma-informed approaches.

Drug & Alcohol Awareness

Course Details

Dates/Time :

• 13 October ( 09:30 – 12:30 )
• 2nd December 2026 (13.00 - 16:00)

Capacity: 20 people

Time: 09:30 – 12:30

Location: Harbour (Hyde Park House) - Training Room

Trainer: Ant Dwyer

Eligibility

This training is open to all, recommended for:

• Harbour staff
• Livewell/NHS and other healthcare professionals
• HR professionals
• Social workers
• Anyone working in a people‑support role

Fees

• Internal / Plymouth Alliance Staff: Free
• External Participants: £75 per person

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Booking

To book a place on this training please contact our training team on Email: thcpltd.harbourtrainingteam@nhs.net

Harbour Attendance:

🟡 Advised: Recommended for learning.

This foundation module provides clear, practical knowledge on alcohol use, risks, and safe intervention. It supports staff to recognise risk early, deliver accurate health messages, and engage clients using person-centred techniques.

Alcohol Foundation Training

Purpose

• Strengthen confidence in delivering Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABI/IBA)
• Support consistent, stigma-free conversations about alcohol.
• Build understanding of alcohol-related risks and escalation.
• Promote accurate, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) aligned health messaging.

Key Learning Outcomes

Participants will learn to:

• Identify the main drug categories using the Drugs Wheel
• Recognise signs of use, dependency, and acute risks (such as overdose).
• Understand how substances interact (polysubstance risks).
• Deliver basic, tailored harm-reduction messages.
• Identify when escalation is required, including medical or safeguarding pathways.
• Use non-judgemental, trauma-informed communication.

Alcohol Foundation Training

Course Details

Dates/Time :

• 24^th November 2026 (13.00 - 16:00)

Capacity: 20 people

Time: 09:30 – 16:30

Location: Harbour (Hyde Park House) - Training Room

Trainer: Ant Dwyer

Eligibility

This training is open to all, recommended for:

• Harbour staff
• Livewell/NHS and other healthcare professionals
• HR professionals
• Social workers
• Anyone working in a people‑support role

Fees

• Internal / Plymouth Alliance Staff: Free
• External Participants: £150 per person

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Booking

To book a place on this training please contact our training team on Email: thcpltd.harbourtrainingteam@nhs.net

Harbour Attendance:

🟡 Advised: Recommended for learning.

With ketamine use rising rapidly, particularly among young people. frontline staff must adapt to its unique challenges. This session explores current usage patterns, the shift from recreational use to dependency, and severe complications like "K-cramps" and bladder damage. Staff will gain the practical tools needed to spot early warning signs and deploy targeted harm-reduction interventions

Ketamine Training

Purpose

• Build understanding: Recognise of ketamine’s effects and risks.
• Improve confidence: hold proactive, evidence-based, stigma-free conversations.
• Prevent harm: Enable identification of physical, psychological & safeguarding risks.

Key Learning Outcomes

Participants will learn to:

• Recognise health risks and dependency indicators.
• Identify bladder health concerns and when escalation is required.
• Understand dissociation, cognitive impacts, and safeguarding factors.
• Deliver clear harm-reduction advice tailored to ketamine use.

Ketamine Training

Course Details

Dates/Time :

• 6^th October 2026
• 25^th March 2027

Capacity: 20 people

Time: 09:30 – 16:30

Location: Harbour (Hyde Park House) - Training Room

Trainer: Rachal, Paul, Kate or Danny

Eligibility

This training is open to all, recommended for:

• Harbour staff / Durg & Alcohol workers
• Livewell/NHS and other healthcare professionals
• HR professionals
• Social workers
• Anyone working in a people‑support role
• Teachers

Fees

• Internal / Plymouth Alliance Staff: Free
• External Participants: £150 per person

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Booking

To book a place on this training please contact our training team on Email: thcpltd.harbourtrainingteam@nhs.net

Harbour Attendance:

🟡 Advised: Recommended for learning.

This half-day course equips staff with the essential knowledge and practical skills to support people who inject drugs. Focusing on evidence-based harm reduction, participants will learn to deliver accurate advice, recognise associated risks, and implement effective interventions across commonly injected substances..

Safer Injecting Training

Purpose

• Promote safer practices: when working with people who inject drugs.
• Build confidence: in delivering evidence-based harm-reduction advice.
• Raise awareness: of the wider health and social risks linked to injecting.

Key Learning Outcomes

Participants will learn to:

• Identify the risks of sharing equipment and the specific factors of commonly injected substances.
• Understand equipment choices, including appropriate needles for different injection sites.
• Discuss route transition strategies to help clients move away from injecting.
• Utilise accurate national facts and figures in day-to-day practice.
• Gain a basic overview of steroid injecting (optional).

Safer Injecting Training

Course Details

Dates/Time :

• Thursday 18 June 2026 | 1:00–4:00pm
• Tuesday 10 November 2026 | 10:00am–1:00pm
• Monday 22 March 2027 | 1:00–4:00pm
• Thursday 30 September 2027 | 10:00am–1:00pm

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Capacity: 20 people

Time: 09:30 – 16:30

Location: Harbour (Hyde Park House) - Training Room

Trainer: Sean Gray, Charlie Butler

Eligibility

This training is open to all, recommended for:

• Harbour staff / Durg & Alcohol workers
• Plymouth Public Sector Staff
• Partner organisations working with people who use drugs

Fees

• Internal / Plymouth Alliance Staff: Free
• External Participants: Enquire for Price

Booking

To book a place on this training please contact our training team on Email: thcpltd.harbourtrainingteam@nhs.net

Harbour Attendance:

🔴 Mandatory: If required for the role.

Safeguarding Adults (Level 2) course provides essential knowledge for anyone working with vulnerable adults in Plymouth. It introduces the core principles of safeguarding, helping staff understand how abuse occurs, who is at risk, and how to respond safely.

Safeguarding Adult Training

Purpose

• Build awareness of what adult safeguarding means and why it matters.
• Identify risk factors and understand what increases an adult's vulnerability.
• Strengthen confidence in recognising the signs of abuse or neglect.
• Promote safe responses to disclosures and safeguarding concerns..

Key Learning Outcomes

Participants will learn to:

• Understand the categories of abuse and their associated warning signs.
• Respond appropriately when an individual makes a disclosure.
• Record and report concerns correctly and confidently.
• Escalate concerns safely using the correct pathways and timescales.
• Signpost individuals to appropriate local support services.

Safeguarding Adult Training

Course Details

Dates/Time :

• Multiple dates available via Link

Capacity: 30 people per session

Time: Half-Day Courses

Location: online,

Eligibility

This training is open to all, recommended for:

• Harbour staff / Durg & Alcohol workers
• Plymouth Public Sector Staff
• Partner organisations supporting vulnerable Adults

Fees

• Internal / Plymouth Alliance Staff: Free
• External Participants: Enquire for Price

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Booking Link

To book a place please visit:

https://bookwhen.com/lwswtrainingnetwork#focus=ev-s5cj5-20260423083000

Harbour Attendance:

🔴 Mandatory: If required for the role.

This statutory training provides essential knowledge to support the safe and effective safeguarding of children and young people. Aligned with the UK Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF), it enables staff to recognise safeguarding concerns and respond appropriately within their role.

Safeguarding Children Training (Levels 2 & 3)

Purpose

• Meet statutory safeguarding requirements.
• Build confidence in recognising and responding to child safety concerns.
• Promote safe, child-centred practice across all interventions.
• Clarify roles, responsibilities, and local escalation pathways.

Key Learning Outcomes

Participants will learn to:

• Recognise signs of various forms of abuse and neglect.
• Understand safeguarding legislation and professional statutory duties.
• Respond appropriately to child protection concerns and disclosures.
• Identify risk factors that increase a child or young person's vulnerability.
• Complete the required e-Assessment to achieve certification.

Safeguarding Children Training

Course Details

• E-learning via Level 2, Level 3

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Delivery Details

• Format: Online e-learning with Assessment.
• Availability: On Demand

Eligibility

• Level 2 | For non-clinical and clinical staff who have any contact with children, young people, parents, or carers.

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• Level 3 | For clinical staff directly involved in assessing, planning, or delivering care, including work with looked-after children and care leavers

Fees

• Free (via e-learning for health care)

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Booking Link

To Complete please visit:

https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Catalogue/Index?HierarchyId=0_25&programmeId=25 -

Harbour Attendance:

🔴 Mandatory: If required for the role.

Prevent sits alongside long-established safeguarding duties on professionals to protect people from a range of other harms such as substance abuse, involvement in gangs and physical and sexual exploitation. Prevent is one part of the government's overall counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST.

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Prevent Training

Prevent aims to:

• Tackle the ideological causes of terrorism
• Intervene early to support people susceptible to radicalisation
• enable people who have already engaged in terrorism to disengage and rehabilitate

Key Learning Outcomes

Participants will learn to:

• Understand the purpose of Prevent as a pre-criminal, safeguarding intervention within the UK's counter-terrorism strategy (CONTEST).
• Identify the different extremist ideologies and groups that pose a threat to vulnerable individuals.
• Recognise the emotional, behavioural, or situational factors that can make a person susceptible to grooming and radicalisation.
• Apply the standard Notice, Check, Share procedure when a concern arises.
• Understand how and when to make an informed, well-intentioned Prevent or safeguarding referral.

Prevent Training

Course Details

E-learning via GOV.UK

• Course 1 - Awareness course
• Course 2 - Referrals course
• Course 3 - Channel or Prevent Multi-Agency Panel (PMAP) course
• Course 4 - Refresher awareness

Delivery Details

• Format: Online e-learning with Assessment.
• Availability: On Demand

Eligibility

This training is for people working in sectors covered by the Prevent duty, such as:

• education
• health
• local authorities
• police
• criminal justice agencies
• Other sectors that are not covered by the Prevent duty may also complete this training.

Fees: Free (via e-learning for gov.uk)

Booking Link

To Complete please visit:

https://www.support-people-susceptible-to-radicalisation.service.gov.uk/portal -

Harbour Attendance:

🔴 Mandatory: If required for the role.

This essential session equips staff with the tools and confidence to identify, assess, and respond to domestic abuse. It focuses on using the DASH (Domestic Abuse, Stalking, and Honour-Based Violence) risk identification checklist and understanding how these assessments feed into local RASP (Risk Assessment Multi-Agency Safeguarding Project) and MARAC pathways to protect victims.

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RASP / DASH Domestic Abuse Risk Training

Purpose

• Standardise risk identification using the national DASH checklist.
• Embed local safeguarding protocols by linking risk assessments to the RASP and MARAC frameworks.
• Empower staff to make timely, defensible decisions to protect high-risk victims.

Key Learning Outcomes

Participants will learn to:

• Recognise the signs of domestic abuse, including coercive control and honour-based violence.
• Complete a DASH risk checklist accurately and effectively during client disclosures.
• Determine risk thresholds (Standard, Medium, High) based on clinical judgement and checklist scores.
• Navigate local referral pathways to escalate high-risk cases to RASP and MARAC smoothly.
• Implement immediate safety planning to support victims and their children.

RASP / DASH Domestic Abuse Risk Training

Course Details

Dates/Time :

• 26^TH June 2026

Capacity: 20 people

Time: 09:30 – 16:30

Location: Ballard House

Harbour Attendance:

🔴 Mandatory: If required for the role.

Eligibility

This training is open to;

• Harbour staff

Fees

• Internal / Plymouth Alliance Staff: Free
• External Participants: N/A

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Booking

To book a place on this training please contact our training team on Email:

thcpltd.harbourtrainingteam@nhs.net

This learning programme teaches you how to make consistent, safe, and compliant digital records on Halo. It focuses on navigating the system confidently, applying correct coding, and maintaining high-quality, audit-ready records.

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HALO Case‑Management Training

Purpose

• Improve confidence in navigating the Halo system.
• Support effective and accurate information recording.
• Ensure GDPR-compliant, recovery-focused documentation.

Key Learning Outcomes

Participants will learn to:

• Navigate key modules, including Caseload Manager, Worker/Team modes, Client Console, and Timeline.
• Record assessments, contacts, and plans clearly and factually.
• Utilise version control to avoid overwriting historical records.
• Complete core documentation i.e. CRFs, TOPs, risk assessments, referrals, and safety plans
• Manage system tools, including Messenger, Calendar, Groups, and Documents.
• Maintain high data quality aligned with CQC and OHID expectations.

HALO Case‑Management Training

Course Details

• Time/Date: Available on request
• Location: Negotiable
• Trainer: Ant Dwyer

Harbour Attendance:

🟡 Advised: Recommended for learning

Fees

• Internal / Plymouth Alliance Staff: Free
• External Participants: £50 per person, per hour
• Group training available on request

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Booking

To book a place on this training please contact our training team on Email:

thcpltd.harbourtrainingteam@nhs.net

Eligibility

This training is open to;

• Anyone who uses Halo

This intensive 2-day, course equips participants to recognise when someone may be at risk of suicide and provide immediate, life-asisting first-aid interventions. It focuses on breaking the stigma around suicide, building trust, and co-creating safety plans to keep individuals safe in moments of crisis.

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ASIST – Suicide First Aid

Purpose

• Recognise invitations for help from individuals experiencing thoughts of suicide.
• Overcome barriers and stigma to openly and safely discuss suicide.
• Co-create immediate safety plans to reduce the risk of imminent harm.

Key Learning Outcomes

Participants will learn to:

• Identify the signs and subtle indicators of suicide risk.
• Conduct a direct conversation about suicide safely and non-judgementally.
• Listen to the person's story to understand their pain and ambivalence about living.
• Apply a structured intervention model to establish immediate safety.
• Connect individuals to vital local and national support resources.

ASIST – Suicide First Aid

Course Details

• Time/Date: Various times/dates
• Location: Negotiable

Harbour Attendance:

🔴 Mandatory: If required for the role.

Eligibility

This training is open to;

• Harbour staff

Fees

• Internal / Plymouth Alliance Staff: Free
• External Participants: N/A

Booking

To request training please contact our training team on Email:

thcpltd.harbourtrainingteam@nhs.net

Alliance Learning & Reflection Series

Trauma-Informed Practice: Reflective Sessions

These short reflective sessions are delivered across Harbour and Alliance partners, focusing on the core foundations of relational, trauma-informed practice.

Themes & Schedule:

• Safety (01/06/2026) | Creating emotionally and physically safe environments.
• Connection (13/07/2026) | Building trust and supportive engagement.
• Relationships (07/09/2026) | Strengthening relational practice and boundaries.
• Belonging (07/12/2026) | Promoting inclusion, voice, and value.

Purpose & Outcomes:

Participants will learn to:

• Apply the four core themes effectively across daily frontline practice.
• Strengthen consistent relational approaches across all partner services.
• Reflect on challenges and adapt practice collaboratively within teams.
• Build a shared understanding and language across the Harbour and Alliance network.

Ketamine Training

Course Details

Dates/Time :

• Monday 13th July 2026
• Monday 7th September 2026
• Monday 7th December 2026

Capacity: 20 people

Time: 12:30 – 16:30

Location: Harbour (Hyde Park House) - Training Room

Trainer: Alliance (Jocella & Mary)

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Eligibility

• Internal only
• Harbour workers
• Plymouth Alliance

Fees

• Internal / Plymouth Alliance Staff: Free
• External Participants: N/A

Booking

To book a place on this training please contact our training team on Email: thcpltd.harbourtrainingteam@nhs.net Stating which dates you want to do. (You can do all 4).

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Harbour Attendance:

🟡 Advised: Recommended for learning.

Time Management Training

In high-pressure health and social care roles, managing a heavy workload can often lead to reactive working and burnout. This practical session moves beyond basic "to-do lists" to equip staff with the concrete tools needed to take control of their day, balance competing priorities, and protect their professional boundaries. Participants will learn how to transition from crisis management to structured, proactive planning, ultimately reducing stress and improving delivery for service users.

Purpose:

• Improve planning and efficiency: Streamline organisation and workflow to handle high-volume caseloads.
• Reduce reactive working: Prevent the constant "firefighting" mindset that leads to stress and overwhelm.
• Protect staff wellbeing: Foster a proactive work culture that values sustainable pacing and boundary setting.

Key Learning Outcomes:

Participants will learn to:

• Prioritise tasks objectively: Apply simple, evidence-based frameworks (such as the Eisenhower Matrix) to separate the truly urgent from the important.
• Manage day-to-day distractions: Identify common time-wasting behaviours, minimise digital interruptions, and protect focused working time.
• Establish sustainable work habits: Set clear, realistic boundaries around administration, email management, and caseload responsibilities.

Time Management Training

Course Details

Dates/Time :

• TBC

Capacity: 20 people

Time: TBC

Location: Harbour (Hyde Park House) - Training Room

Trainer: Jocella

Eligibility

• Internal only
• Harbour workers

Fees

• Internal Staff: Free
• External Participants: N/A

Booking

To book a place on this training please contact our training team on Email: mailto:thcpltd.harbourtrainingteam@nhs.net

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Harbour Attendance:

🟡 Advised: Recommended for learning.

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Training

Promoting inclusive practice is essential to delivering safe, accessible, and equitable services. This module supports staff to build stigma-free, respectful, and culturally aware relationships with clients and colleagues alike. By exploring intersectionality and the systemic barriers faced by marginalized groups, participants will gain practical tools to challenge unconscious bias, foster a culture of belonging, and ensure their day-to-day practice champions equity and respect.

Purpose:

• Deepen understanding of how identity, lived experience, and social barriers impact service access.
• Embed inclusive communication and respectful language across all staff roles and interactions.
• Challenge bias and stigma by providing a safe space to address unconscious discrimination.

Key Learning Outcomes:

Participants will learn to:

• Recognise barriers to engagement caused by intersectionality and past experiences.
• Apply inclusive communication using person-centred, trauma-informed language daily.
• Adapt to diverse needs by responding confidently to cultural, gender, and accessibility requirements.
• Uphold legal duties under the Equality Act 2010 (Protected Characteristics and Public Sector Equality Duty).

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Training

Course Details

Dates/Time :

• 16th June 2026,
• 12th November 2026

Capacity: 20 people

Time: TBC

Location: Harbour (Hyde Park House) - Training Room

Trainer: Marc

Eligibility

• Internal only
• Harbour workers

Fees

• Internal Staff: Free
• External Participants: N/A

Booking

To book a place on this training please contact our training team on Email: mailto:thcpltd.harbourtrainingteam@nhs.net

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Harbour Attendance:

🔴 Mandatory: All at Harbour

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Training

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Promotes inclusive practice and supports staff in building stigma‑free, respectful and culturally aware relationships with clients.

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Purpose

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• Improve understanding of identity, lived experience and social barriers
• Support consistent inclusive communication
• Reduce unconscious bias and stigma

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Key Learning Outcomes

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Participants will learn to:

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• Recognise how identity and experience affect engagement
• Use inclusive, person‑centred and trauma‑informed communication
• Respond appropriately to diverse needs and experiences
• Understand Equality Act responsibilities

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Date: 16th June 2026, 12th November 2026

Time: TBC

Location: Harbour (Hyde Park House) - Training Room

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Trainer: Harbour Human Resources (Marc)

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Eligibility

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Internal only / Harbour workers

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Attendance:

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Harbour: Mandatory

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Fees

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IInternal Only

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Booking

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To book a place on this training please contact our training team on Email: thcpltd.harbourtrainingteam@nhs.net

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Contact Information

Training Team – Harbour Centre

Address - Hyde Park House, Mutley Plain, Plymouth PL4 6LF

Email: thcpltd.harbourtrainingteam@nhs.net

Phone: 01752 434343

Website: www.harbour.org.uk

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Training Administration – Aggs

Training & Workforce Development Lead - Ant

Operations Manager - Jocella