NHS Health Check Training for Barking and Dagenham
Meet the trainer
The NHS Long Term Plan identifies cardiovascular disease (CVD) as a clinical priority and the single biggest condition where the NHS can save lives over the next 10 years. Following the disruption caused by COVID-19, we now have much to do to improve the detection and management of atrial fibrillation, blood pressure and cholesterol (ABCs).
NHS Health Checks are a terrific way to help save lives, and training is essential.
Courses are commissioned by Barking and Dagenham Council’s Public Health team and are free for practice staff that work in Barking and Dagenham. Those with an interest in CVD prevention and the NHS Health Checks programme are encouraged to attend.

Delivered by Zoom
9.30am – 3.30pm
Everyone involved in the delivery of NHS Health Checks should complete the full-day training, followed by refreshers annually
Starting with strengthening their understanding of the need for the programme and health inequalities that exist, this comprehensive session gives attendees the knowledge and understanding to support them in carrying out an NHS Health Check, including the significance of their results and CVD risk, acting on the filters and providing brief advice.
- 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.
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We understand that sometimes plans change.
If you need to cancel, please contact us as soon as possible, we can rearrange for you.
Our training is free for you to attend, paid for by your public health commissioner. If you don’t attend the training you have booked, your commissioner is charged.
Your public health commissioner is informed of your registration, attendance or DNA. If you do not attend on the day, your public health commissioner will be charged the full price for your training place.
Certificates of participation and handouts to accompany training, are available to all attendees on submission of evaluation.
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Delivered by Zoom
9.30am – 12.30pm or 1.00pm – 4.00pm
Everyone involved in the delivery of NHS Health Checks should complete the full-day training, followed by refreshers annually
This course is a follow-up to the Understanding NHS Health Checks full study day, a reminder of the NHS Health Check Competency Framework and then focuses on CVD Risk, GPPAQ, Audit C, and Dementia prevention and awareness.
- State why NHS Health Checks are important.
- Know the NHS Health Check filters
- State how the risk of cardiovascular disease and opportunities for reducing this risk may best be communicated.
- Appreciate the different risk communication strategies
- Appreciate the complexity of GPPAQ and Audit C
- Know what is needed for Dementia prevention and awareness within a health check
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Certificates of participation and handouts to accompany training, are available to all attendees on submission of evaluation.
We understand that sometimes plans change.
If you need to cancel, please contact us as soon as possible, we can rearrange for you.
Our training is free for you to attend, paid for by your public health commissioner. If you don’t attend the training you have booked, your commissioner is charged.
Your public health commissioner is informed of your registration, attendance or DNA. If you do not attend on the day, your public health commissioner will be charged the full price for your training place.
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Delivered by Zoom
9.30am – 12.30pm or 1.00pm – 4.00pm
Everyone involved in the delivery of NHS Health Checks should complete the full-day training, followed by refreshers annually
The NHS Health Check will help identify individuals who require additional clinical assessment and follow-up. This course focuses on guidance on best practice clinical follow up and further assessment that may be triggered by the NHS Health Check risk assessment .
The so what next bit, includes AF, blood pressure, cholesterol, CKD and familial hypercholesterolemia.
Choose your top three topics on the day, each session will be tailored to the group’s learning needs.
- State why NHS Health Checks are important
- Know the NHS Health Check filters
- State how an NHS Health Check should be conducted
- For: AF, BP, Chol, CKD, and FH
- Know who is most at risk
- Know the signs & symptoms
- Describe the pathophysiology, detection and diagnosis
- Understand Initial management
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We understand that sometimes plans change.
If you need to cancel, please contact us as soon as possible, we can rearrange for you.
Our training is free for you to attend, paid for by your public health commissioner. If you don’t attend the training you have booked, your commissioner is charged.
Your public health commissioner is informed of your registration, attendance or DNA. If you do not attend on the day, your public health commissioner will be charged the full price for your training place.
Certificates of participation and handouts to accompany training, are available to all attendees on submission of evaluation.
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A 30-minute video overview of NHS Health Check training by Michaela.
Available to watch on-demand at a time that suits you.
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The trainer was very friendly and easy to listen to.
Michaela was a very friendly trainer; who explained things clearly.
Trainer was very good and informative kept the course very interesting.
Great day for getting an understanding of NHS health checks. Michaela put it across in a way which enabled me to take it all in. Many Thanks
A very informative presentation enjoyable. Very useful for better knowledge
I will have more knowledge and awareness when performing health checks
I will re-organise my practice to deliver more professional checks to patients

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Michaela Nuttall RGN MSc
Director
NHS Health Check Training Lead
Michaela is a Cardiovascular Nurse Specialist, Director at Smart Health Solutions and founder of Learn With Nurses. She is the former Head of CVD Prevention for Public Health England and Clinical Advisor at OHID. She is the Chair of the Heart UK Health Care Committee and a member of the Nurses and AHP & The Guidelines and Information Working Party of the British and Irish Hypertension Society.

Una O'Connor RGN MSc FHEA
Independent Nurse Consultant
NHS Health Check Trainer
Una is an Independent Nurse Consultant. Education is a priority for her, having achieved PGCE, PG Dip and Master of Science Degree in Medical and Healthcare Education and she is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her passion for promotion and delivery of teaching led to the role of Communications and Engagement Lead for Learn With Nurses and Una is currently the Operations Manager for both Smart Health Solutions and Learn With Nurses.

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.


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