NHS Health Check 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.
Courses are commissioned by Norfolk Council’s Public Health team and are free for practice staff that work in Norfolk.
Come and join our free, fun and interactive in-person training.
You will improve your knowledge and understanding to help you carry out an NHS Health Check and learn top tips.
A great opportunity to network with colleagues from across Norfolk, to find out information on further training and development opportunities
In-Person Training
Choice of dates
Locations across Norfolk
Time: 9.30am – 3.30pm
Lunch provided
CPD: 6 hours
We ask important questions every day—but understanding why they’re asked and how to interpret the results isn’t always straightforward. Interpreting results clearly and confidently is a key part of delivering effective NHS Health Checks.
This session is designed to build confidence and deepen understanding, helping you feel more assured in explaining questions and results to patients.
Whether you are new to delivering NHS Health Checks or have attended training before and would like a refresher, you are invited to attend this free, interactive, in-person training.
Previous attendees are very welcome.
Overview
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.
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
- Appreciate the different risk communication strategies
- Appreciate the complexity of GPPAQ and Audit C
- Know what is needed for Dementia prevention and awareness
- Understand clinical and lifestyle referral pathways
- Appreciate behaviour change techniques
Registration Process
- Complete the registration form.
- You will receive a confirmation email within one week of your registration, this may land in spam.
- You will be notified by email if the training is full and offered an alternate date, please book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
- Reminders are sent before the training.
- Please check spam before contacting us.
Who should attend
- Admin
- Advanced Practitioner
- Allied Healthcare Professional
- Care Coordinator
- GP
- GP Assistant
- Health & Wellbeing
- Healthcare Assistant
- Healthcare Support Worker
- Nurse (RN)
- Nurse Practitioner
- Nursing Associate
- Pharmacist
- Pharmacy Team
- Phlebotomist
- Practice Manager
- Practice Nurse
- Public Health
- Receptionist
- Social Prescriber
- Stop Smoking Advisor
- Student
If you are a health professional with a Suffolk GP practice, and you would like NHS Health Check training, please contact Suffolk GP Federation direction via sgpfed.healthchecks@nhs.net or call 0345 241 3313.
Cancellation Process
We understand that sometimes plans change.
If you need to cancel, please contact us as soon as possible to open up the space for someone else.
Our training is free for you to attend, paid for by your public health commissioner.
Your public health commissioner is informed of your registration, attendance or DNA.
When and where
10th March 2026 - Norwich
Venue:
Bignold Room
Norman Centre
Bignold Road
Norwich
NR3 2QZ
11th March 2026
Venue:
Gorleston Room
Kingsgate Community Church (Kings Centre)
30 Queen Anne’s Road
Great Yarmouth
NR31 0LE
12th March 2026 - Kings Lynn
Venue:
Main Hall
South Lynn Community Centre
10 St Michael’s Road
King’s Lynn
PE30 5HE
TESTIMONIALS
‘Trainer was very passionate about the subject and wanting us to deliver the best care we can to our patients, making sure we fully understood the CVD risk so we can explain to our pts confidently what this means, getting to grips with the BMI and GPPAQ too. Since the training I am now seeing and hoping to revise how I go about these checks with my patients in order to give them the best care so thank you for that.’ – HCA
‘This course was the best I have been on , everything was made so easy to understand’ – HCA
‘The course was brilliant, I came away feeling like I had learnt a lot!’ – HCA
‘Amazing trainer, such a positive energy and really made the day about what we wanted to learn’ – HCA
‘Thoroughly enjoyable course, felt the right amount of information given and well timed breaks to process it. Michaela was fantastic’ – HCA
‘Course very interesting , good venue, trainer good and explained well with use of visual aids’ – HCA
‘Overall very good training. Made interactive which was great. Very good visual elements too’ – HCA
‘Trainer delivering was excellent and really good to have Suz there’ – Nurse
‘I thought the course was brilliant, extremely informative and opened my eyes to what and how Healthchecks are calculated.’ – Nurse
‘Great presentation made all the information click !’ – Pharmacist
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MEET THE TRAINER
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.
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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Health Information Leaflet service
to order and download your NHS Health Check resources, including the NHS Health Check patient results card and various posters and leaflets
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Become more active
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Help to quit smoking
Help to drink less
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