Delivered by Zoom 

9.30am – 3.30pm

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

The training is suitable for anyone involved in the delivery of NHS Health Checks but attendance for free training is determined by your Public Health Commissioner. Please look at the ‘Who Should Attend’ tab on your localised webpage to see if your role is included within the training commissioned. 

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.

All attendees will have access to a certificate of participation and handouts to accompany the training.

You will receive an email with the link to submit feedback, submitting feedback will generate the link to training resources.

Certificates will be sent within one month of submitting feedback.

The following dates are for healthcare professionals who can access free NHS Health Check training commissioned by Public Health.

Please click here to book training as an individual or as a self-funding organisation.

*Please read the cancellation tab above before registering.*

Registration Confirmation

 You will receive a confirmation email with details of how to join the training within one week of your registration.

Reminders are sent before the training.

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Cancellation Process

Please read the cancellation tab above.

If you do need to cancel or reschedule, please contact us as soon as possible

Meet the trainers

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.

Una O'Connor RGN MSc FHEA

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.

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.