Services Database NHS Health check service West Sussex county council
Service ID
44068
Description
Aims and objectives of Service
The aim of the Service is to address inequalities and reduce premature deaths and ill
health from heart attacks, strokes, dementia and diabetes. To improve health
outcomes by identifying people at increased risk of CVD, enabling more people to
be identified at an earlier stage of vascular change.
Location of service
Sussex LPC
Commissioner
Local Authority (LA)
Method of commissioning
Local Authority contract
Source of funding
Local Authority (LA)
Service type
NHS Health Check
Other organisations involved
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Ongoing
Training
The pharmacy contractor will be responsible for ensuring pharmacy staff are adequately trained and competent to carry out cardiovascular risk assessment, motivational interviewing and brief interventions in line with Vascular Risk Assessment – Workforce Competencies June 2009, ‘Make Every Contact Count’ (MECC) and NICE Guidance.
The pharmacy contractor will be responsible for ensuring all pharmacy staff have completed the on-line ‘Dementia training tool’ and hold a valid certificate. Tool available from:
www.healthcheck.nhs.uk
Pharmacy staff shall have received training in the use of the Point of Care Testing (POCT) kit and QA process. Full training in the use of the BHR Cardio-Check machine, kit and QA process will be provided by BHR Pharmaceuticals Ltd at the Core Skills Training Courses. On-going support to individual pharmacies will be under the Council’s support arrangements with BHR Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Staff responsible for delivering the NHS Health Checks, undertakes annual update training.
Staff should also keep abreast of national programme developments and ensure these are incorporated into training needs.
