Vascular risk and the NHS health check programme
Course description:
We rely on a small team and user feedback to keep Pharmacy Courses running. Notice something looks odd? Let us know!The aim of this e-learning programme is to provide you with a better understanding of vascular risk and the NHS health check programme.
It looks at the health policy surrounding the NHS health check programme and how it is commissioned. This learning defines cardiovascular risk and looks at some of the different assessment tools available and how these are used to estimate an individual’s cardiovascular risk.
It looks at the importance of communication with patients about their modifiable risk factors. Information on how to perform the NHS health check has been included and how to embed clinical governance into your NHS health check service.
On completion of this learning programme you should be able to:
- define the term cardiovascular risk and discuss which vascular diseases are included in the NHS health check programme
- describe how the NHS health check programme fits into current health policy, how it is commissioned and some of the practical aspects of providing a pharmacy-based service
- assess an individual’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) using appropriate evidence-based tools
- explain management options for modifiable risk factors following an NHS health check
- manage patients identified as having low, medium or high risk
- identify situations where referral to another practitioner is appropriate following the NHS health check
- develop strategies for communicating with patients who are at risk of CVD.
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