NHS Health Check Programme Training
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, updates, and the new clinical refreshers 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.
National NHS Health Check Training
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.
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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.
Local NHS Health Check Training
Our training offer has evolved to provide a more extensive Local training package, where we work with you to build 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.
Bespoke local training can be combined with training opportunities on the National Programme to meet local needs.
Quotes are available on request.
- Customised webpage on Smart Health Solutions
- Customised promotional email using MailChimp
- Clickable registration link from the webpage and email
- Registration management
- Biweekly updates of registrant details
- Attendee certificates
- Evaluation report
- 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
The NHS Health Check is a deceptively complicated and challenging programme. However, without ensuring that staff delivering checks are competent and confident, we won’t be able to impact overall CVD outcomes of inequalities.
The pandemic and staff turnover has further hampered, which means that many NHS Health Check Programmes have multiple challenges to overcome to achieve the ambitions of this national programme.
An ideal way to ensure that any training meets the local needs of the staff delivering the service is by gaining insight through a Training Needs Analysis (TNA).
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.
Information, including intended learning outcomes for the Understanding NHS Health Checks full day, Refresher and Clinical Refresher training can be viewed by clicking the buttons below. Smart Health Solutions also offer Training Needs Analysis to shape future training locally.
If you would like to know more about Smart Health NHS Health Check training, please complete the enquiry form for commissioners and organisations and we will arrange a call to discuss your training needs, including bespoke offerings.
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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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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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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A 30-minute video introduction to NHS Health Check training by Michaela.
Available to watch on-demand at a time that suits you. Certificates for CPD available after viewing.
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CPD
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.
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. If you have a different email provider or are new to MedAll, click here for a helpful guide on registration and verification.
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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
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Impact of a TNA.
Proven to be effective for 5 areas that have already had a Training Needs Analysis from Smart Health Solutions
‘The TNA highlighted that many Health Care Professionals are keen to return to face-to-face events for Health Check training. In response, we are reintroducing face-to-face NHS Health Check Clinical Refresher sessions, one for Nurses and one for Health Care Assistants.’
London Commissioner in Public health for NHS Health Checks
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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
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. During the pandemic Una returned to a clinical role to support the COVID-19 vaccines delivery plan. She also joined Smart Health Solutions at this time, initially as a Covid-19 Support Nurse and then as the Support Lead during the height of the pandemic and beyond, in addition to assisting in the delivery of the Health Protection and Care Champions Network.
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