NHS Health Check Programme
National Training
Delivered by: Michaela Nuttall RGN MSc
Former Clinical Advisor Personalised Prevention OHID
Chair Health Care Committee HEART UK
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.
Our training offer has evolved; we now provide two types of training, National, where staff can book our regular online live training events for full study days, refresher, and the new Understanding CVD Risk. Or Local, where we work with you to provide a bespoke training programme tailored to your local needs. Local training can be online or in person, and while it includes the same elements as the National training, we also offer lunch and learn sessions, admin-specific, skills, clinical topics etc in addition to the core offering.
A competent workforce is essential for the success of the NHS Health Check Programme
National online events are available to purchase by individuals and organisations. This training can be used as stand-alone or in combination with local bespoke training.
| National Training Full Day via Zoom | £175 per attendee |
| National Training Clinical Refresher via Zoom | £125 per attendee |
Prices are exclusive of VAT
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Certificates are available to all attendees on submission of evaluation and handouts for each course are available for future reference via the MedAll platform. Using your NHS email to register with MedAll will expedite verification which will allow you unlimited access to your certificate and reflective notes for CPD and revalidation. New to MedAll? Click here for a helpful guide. |
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Michaela Nuttall RGN MSc
Founder & Director Smart Health Solutions
NHS Health Check Training Lead
Michaela is a Cardiovascular Nurse Specialist with a unique and varied experience across the NHS and beyond.
She developed her passion for prevention over 20 years ago and has worked within it ever since. In 2016 she left public health after working in the field for 16 years and now focuses on 3 main areas, as a Director for Smart Health Solutions, Associate in Nursing for C3 Collaborating for Health and Head of CVD Prevention at the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities.
She is the Chair of the Health Care Committee of Heart UK and an invited member of both the Nurses and The Guidelines and Information working party of the British and Irish Hypertension Society, elected member of the Association of Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Health Professional Education working party, on a variety of editorial boards and the Global Cardiovascular Nursing Leadership Forum. Being a Trustee at PoTS UK keeps her firmly rooted in the challenges patients face in living with life-altering conditions.
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.
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Full Day Training
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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Clinical Refresher
A fast-paced session with a refresher of the whole programme and the opportunity to troubleshoot issues and vote on the three topics they would like included in their training. Topics include Audit C, AF, BP, Chol, CKD, CVD Risk, Dementia, GPPAQ, and familial hypercholesterolemia. Attendees value and enjoy this style of interactivity for their learning.
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State why NHS Health Checks are important
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Know the NHS Health Check filters
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State how an NHS Health Check should be conducted.
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Depending on the top 3 topics chosen:
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Describe the pathophysiology, detection diagnosis and early management of AF, BP, Chol, CKD, CVD Risk, Dementia, or familial hypercholesterolemia.
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Appreciate the complexity of GPPAQ and audit C
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Understanding CVD Risk
Often viewed as the most challenging part of the programme, this session enables learners to understand CVD Risk complexity and how best to communicate. Starting with the basics of what is happening in our arteries, the impact of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors and the difference between atheroma growth and plaque rupture causing a heart attack or stroke. Then how CVD risk algorithms work, QRISK for NHS Health Checks, limitations, and how to use and communicate results.
- Identify non-modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
- Identify modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
- State how atheroma forms inside arteries.
- Know the difference between atheroma growth and heart attack.
- State how QRISK algorithm works.
- Identify the different methods for CVD Risk communication.
Click to watch a 30-minute video introduction to NHS Health Check training by Michaela.
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What previous attendees have said:
Rate knowledge before training
3.4
Rate likelihood of using what has been learnt
4.7
Rate knowledge after training
4.5
Rate trainers’ delivery
4.8