NHS Health Check Training

Name: NHS Health Check Training
Start: 2024-07-04T08:30:00+00:00
End: 2024-07-04T14:30:00+00:00

4th Jul 2024

8:30am - 2:30pm (GMT)

General Practice

Public Health

4th Jul 2024

8:30am - 2:30pm (GMT)

£150 (GBP)

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Description

Smart Health Solutions NHS Health Check national training programme delivered via Zoom

Delivered by Michaela Nuttall RGN MSc

Former Clinical Advisor Personalised Prevention OHID

Chair Health Care Committee HEART UK

This is an online event

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

Cost of the Full Day NHS HC training day: £210

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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

Summary

Enhance your medical competencies with the Smart Health Solutions NHS Health Check national training programme conducted via Zoom. The course, delivered by experienced industry professional, Michaela Nuttall RGN MSc, is intended to update your understanding to carry out an NHS Health Check Assessment, interpret results, assess the risk of cardiovascular disease, and inform the patients about its significance. This course follows the NHS Health Check competence framework produced by Public Health England. The cost of the program is £210 and certificates of participation will be awarded on submission of evaluation. The training is suitable for a wide array of medical professionals like nurses, GPs, pharmacists, etc., who are involved in health checks. Reserve your spot today!

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Learning objectives

1. Understand the significance and purpose of NHS Health Checks, their overall impact on public health, and why they are carried out. 2. Identify and describe the non-modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, such as age and family history of cardiovascular disease. 3. Identify and explain the modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, such as smoking, diet, physical activity levels, and alcohol consumption. 4. Understand the process and protocol of conducting an NHS Health Check, and the various modules or filters included in the check. 5. Learn to communicate and discuss the risk prediction and potential opportunities for risk reduction resulting from NHS Health Checks.

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