NHS Health Check Training

in partnership with West Sussex County Council

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. 

NHS Health Checks are an effective way to help save lives, and high-quality training is essential.

Do you ever wonder why certain questions are asked during an NHS Health Check, or how best to explain results to patients?

Our free, interactive, in-person training is designed to improve your knowledge and confidence in delivering NHS Health Checks. You’ll gain a clearer understanding of the purpose behind the questions, how to interpret results, and practical tips for communicating cardiovascular risk in a clear, supportive way.

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 and how they should be conducted.
• Identify modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for CVD.
• Know the NHS Health Check filters
• State how CVD risk (QRISK) is calculated
• Appreciate the different CVD risk (QRISK) 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 technique

Who should attend

• Healthcare Assistant
• Nurse (RN/GPN/ANP)
• Pharmacy Dispenser
• Phlebotomist
• Wellbeing Advisor

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.
• Your public health commissioner is informed of your registration.

Future training dates will be held in the Autumn, more details will be confirmed at a later date.

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 others.
• 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.

“This was a brilliant training course and I learnt a lot. Michaela is a fantastic trainer, she is so engaging and knowledgeable, and explained things in ways that just made sense. Thank you.”

“Michaela was amazing – so so engaging, we loved her demos and analogies and found the session hugely informative. Actually found the 5 minute sunshine breaks really helpful for maintaining focus as well so thank you “

“The trainer was amazing- her teaching styles were so clear and made everything so easy to understand an remember.”

A 30-minute video overview of NHS Health Check training by Michaela.

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

Meet the trainers

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.