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NHS Health Check Training for Richmond & Wandsworth

 

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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 Richmond and Wandsworth Council’s Public Health team and are free for practice staff that work in Richmond and Wandsworth. Those with an interest in CVD prevention and the NHS Health Checks programme are encouraged to attend.

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Have you ever wondered why some questions are being asked or how to explain what the results mean?

Join our free, fun and interactive online training to improve your knowledge and understanding of NHS Health Checks. And learn top tips for understanding and communicating cardiovascular risk.

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.

New starters who will work on the programme should complete the full-day training.

  • Practice Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • GPs
  • Health Care Assistants
  • Pharmacists

If your role is not included in the list but you deliver/will be delivering NHS Health Checks, please contact us directly.

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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12th June

9.30am – 12.30pm

Networking lunch 12.30pm – 1.15pm

In-Person

York House

TW1 3AA

18th June

9.30am – 12.30pm

Networking lunch 12.30pm – 1.15pm

In-Person

St Peter’s Battersea

SW11 2DE

OVERVIEW

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.

The session will also include data quality – ensuring the template is completed.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • 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

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Practice Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • GPs
  • Health Care Assistants
  • Pharmacists

If your role is not included in the list but you deliver/will be delivering NHS Health Checks, please contact us directly.

This is a mandatory annual update for all those staff trained to deliver NHS Health Checks and essential to remain up to date with all required competencies for delivery of the NHS Health Check.

Please complete the registration form below

VENUE DETAILS

12th June

York House, Richmond Road,

Twickenham, TW1 3AA

18th June

St Peter’s Church Battersea,

23 Plough Road, SW11 2DE

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Are you wondering what NHS Health Check training covers?

Join Michaela for a  30-minute video overview.

Available to watch on-demand at a time that suits you.

CPD: 30 minutes.

A certificate is available after viewing.

Click to view

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Continuing Professional Development

Certificates of participation and handouts to accompany training, are available to all attendees on submission of evaluation. 

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What Richmond and Wandsworth attendees are saying:

GPN

The training has helped me to reflect on my current delivery of health checks and will support me in how I delivery these going forward i.e discussing QRisks with more confidence and understanding of what is going on in the back end of data interpretations.

HCA

NHS Health Check Training

Michaela is fantastic! Both her informal presenting style and ability to communicate complex medical information in a way that understandable to both patient and clinician is her strength. Her training on the mode of action of anti-hypertensives was brilliant! I really enjoy attending a course where there is ongoing and continued education and professional development.

Pharmacist

NHS Health Check Training

The session was very informative and it was nice to be able to discuss our concerns about particular topics

HCA

NHS Health Check Training

Loved Michaela’s teaching and delivery, I personally find her very funny, positive, very professional and knowledgeable.

Assistant Practitioner

NHS Health Check Training

Very professional and experience trainer, great delivery of knowledge

HCA

NHS Health Check Training

Thank you for delivering an amazing course, very informative. I’ve learned a lot.

HCA

NHS Health Check Training

The presentation was excellent. Happy because the course was face to face , more options to be able to ask questions

Pharmacist

NHS Health Check Training

Brilliant trainer. Very good at explaining and holding learners’ attention

Adults Business Analyst

Dementia Prevention
Course was informative and the trainers’ presentation style was great, really engaging

Mosaic Training and Support Officer

Dementia Prevention
Michaela was very personable and got her messages across very clearly 

Systems Manager

Dementia Prevention
It was excellent. I really liked the style and pace. 

Smoking Cessation Advisor

Dementia Prevention

It was so informative and it’s given me the kick I needed to overhaul my lifestyle. Gym membership renewed, diet back on track and apple watch on to track activity. Prevention is better than cure right?

Housing Officer

Dementia Prevention

I enjoyed the session and it made so much sense to certain questions I had on my mind. Thank you for organising the session.

Business Support

Dementia Prevention

It was an interesting and thought-provoking workshop. I learnt a lot that I hadn’t known before. It also gave me an insight into why I need to manage my cholesterol & blood pressure.

HCA

NHS Health Check Training

I loved the way the training was delegated. Loved the opportunity to express thoughts and to be heard. Many new insights and looking to further trainings.

HCA

NHS Health Check Training

It was brilliant, well presented! I loved the way the training was delegated. Loved the opportunity to express thoughts and to be heard. Many new insights and looking to further trainings.

HCA

Michaela is fantastic! Both her informal presenting style and ability to communicate complex medical information in a way that understandable to both patient and clinician is her strength. Her training on the mode of action of anti-hypertensives was brilliant! I really enjoy attending a course where there is ongoing and continued education and professional development.

Michaela Nuttall RGN MSc

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.

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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.