Enter the realm of preventative healthcare with our training session on 'Introduction to NHS Health Checks'.

This course is designed to equip healthcare professionals with the essential knowledge and skills required to conduct effective NHS Health Checks. Throughout the session, we will cover key topics such as understanding the NHS Health Check program within national guidance, reviewing its components and structure, outlining processes for initial assessments, and discussing risk calculation and communication to patients.

Additionally, we will explore lifestyle interventions tailored to various risk levels, considerations for identifying individuals at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, and the NHS Health Check Competency Framework.

Join us as we delve into these critical aspects of preventive healthcare and learn strategies to increase uptake for NHS Health Checks. Led by expert instructors, this training promises to enhance your practice and improve patient outcomes.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand the NHS Health Check (HC) within context of National ‘Best Practice’ Guidance.
  • Review the 4 key components of NHS Health Checks within program standards. How is this structured in practice?
  • Outline processes required as part of the ‘initial assessment’ – how can we manage this consultation?
  • Discuss how we can calculate and communicate level of risk to individual patients.
  • Examine lifestyle interventions that are relevant to all levels of calculated risk, and how we can tailor this patients identified as having risk factors.
  • Consider when to signpost for individuals who may be at higher risk of CVD.
  • Consider how hypertension, type 2 diabetes atrial fibrillation, hypercholesterolaemia and cirrhosis may be risk assessed during an NHS Health Check.
  • Look at the NHS Health Checks Competency Framework and how we can use this going back into practice.
  • Discuss how we can increase update for NHS Health Checks

Following the course you will be sent slides and a certificate from BBO Training therefore your contact details will be shared with them.

Please note if you have not already supplied us with your registration number you will be contacted by us as we will need this information to secure your allocation of CPD funding.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to be able to attend this programme.  Please specify any requirements you may have.

The cost of the course includes 20% VAT.

**Terms & Conditions apply**

This event is funded, through the Training Hub, by public money. Non-attendance therefore comes at a cost to patients, the NHS, and the public. Spaces at our events might be limited and your absence may prevent others from benefiting from the opportunity. If you are no longer able to attend, please notify us as soon as possible. For cancellations less than 72 hours prior to the course start date and all ‘no-shows’, we reserve the right to charge a £50.00 administration fee.