NHS Health Check Refresher for Bromley

Name: NHS Health Check Refresher for Bromley
Start: 2023-12-07T13:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-12-07T16:00:00+00:00

7th Dec 2023

1:00 - 4:00pm (GMT)

General Practice

7th Dec 2023

1:00 - 4:00pm (GMT)

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Description

NHS Health Check Training

Delivered by Michaela Nuttall RGN MSc

Former Clinical Advisor Personalised Prevention OHID

Chair Health Care Committee HEART UK

This is a Face to Face event, this bespoke NHS Health Check Training is a great opportunity to update your knowledge nationally and locally, whilst networking with colleagues from across Bromley.

This event is for Bromley only, please visit the Smart Health Solutions website for more information on the NHS Health Check training.

This course will provide the learner with updated knowledge and understanding to support them in carrying out an NHS Health Check assessment and to inform the client of the significance of their results and their risk, providing brief advice if required.

It provides underpinning knowledge for the core competences and technical competences described in the NHS Health Check competence framework produced by Public Health England.

Learning Outcomes

State why NHS Health Checks are important.
Identify non-modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Identify modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Know the NHS Health Check filters
State how an NHS Health Check should be conducted.
Identify how an NHS Health Check can assess and interpret the risk of cardiovascular disease.
State how the risk of cardiovascular disease and opportunities for reducing this risk may best be communicated

Who should attend

Anyone involved in the delivery of health checks including:

Practice Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
GPs
Health Care Assistants
Care co-ordinators
Social Prescribers
Administration
Practice Staff
Pharmacists
Allied Healthcare Professionals
Health Trainers & Champions
Healthy Lifestyle Professionals

Certificates of participation are available to all attendees on submission of evaluation and handouts for each course are available for future reference via the MedAll platform.

We are a registered Centre for the Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH), and HEART UK supports our cardiovascular training. The NHS Health Check Competency Framework underpins our training.

We are proud of our strong heritage in supporting the NHS Health Check Programme, especially for training we have been providing since 2008 and that we have won all training tenders we have bid for.

Summary

This interactive session is designed to provide medical professionals with an update of the NHS Health Check programme for Bromley. The session will cover EMIS, AF and Cholesterol and how best to deliver meaningful health checks to patients. At the end of the session, attendees will have a better understanding of the importance of providing routine health checks and how they can improve the health and wellbeing of Bromley residents. Join us to learn more about this essential programme and how to make it work for your practice.

Learning objectives

Describe the purpose and scope of the NHS Health Checks program in Bromley
State the latest guidelines for the inclusion of specific population groups in any checks conducted
Identify potential risks and benefits associated with providing NHS Health Checks
Explain the best practices for ensuring the accuracy of patient results
Utilize the latest technologies available to assess each patient's risk factors for preventable diseases.

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