Aims

This course has been developed to increase the skills and knowledge of Healthcare Professionals working in General Practice wishing to deliver NHS Health Checks.

Objectives

• Aims and elements of a Health Check 

• The epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease/Dementia 

• Assessing and managing risk; who to include; fixed and modifiable risk factors 

• Healthy diet, cholesterol, blood pressure, smoking, e-cigarettes and BMI explained  

• The national diabetes prevention programme 

• The National Picture & Local Picture  

• Communicating risk and assessing a patient/clients thoughts re: lifestyle changes using evidence based behaviour techniques 

• System update from the Primary Care data Quality Specialist 

Duration:

2 hours

Suitable For:

Healthcare professionals working in General Practice identified to deliver health checks in the Stockton, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Redcar & Cleveland areas only.