About the NHS Health Check programme
NHS Health Check is a web-based learning resource for staff involved in the delivery of the NHS Health Check which is a core part of the national programme for prevention. This learning resource was developed by Health Education England’s local team in the West Midlands, in collaboration with Public Health England West Midlands, to provide the knowledge and resources that underpin the activities associated with conducting an effective NHS Health Check for the population aged 40-74 years old, in accordance with DH Standard Operating Procedures for NHS Health Checks (DH 2008). Updated in 2014, the tool reflects the changes introduced to the NHS Health Check programme in the context of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
The tool is aimed primarily at health trainers, pharmacy staff, and health care assistants.
About the NHS Health Check training hub
To use the interactive townscape, click on the different locations to access a variety of free external resources, which are relevant to the NHS Health Check. Topics include blood pressure, cholesterol, physical activity, alcohol, smoking, behavior change, dementia, information on cardiovascular disease prevention and the NHS Health Check programme.
These learning resources support the delivery of the NHS Health Check and complement locally commissioned NHS Health Check training. Learners may be required to set up a free account to access some of the external resources.
How to access
Available to all
The NHS Health Check programme is freely available to access here.
Please note your progress and completion of sessions will not be recorded and you will not be able to generate a record of completion. If you require evidence of learning, please register and then log in to access this programme on the elfh Hub.
If you already have an account with elfh, then you can enrol on to the NHS Health Check programme by logging in to the elfh Hub, selecting My Account > Enrolment and selecting the programme. You can then access the programme immediately in the My elearning section.
To view the NHS Health Check programme, select the View button below. If you already have an account with elfh, you will also be able to login and enrol on the programme from the View button.
NHS healthcare staff in England
The NHS Health Check programme is also available to NHS healthcare staff via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). Accessing this elearning via ESR means that your completions will transfer with you throughout your NHS career.
Further details are available here.
Not an NHS organisation?
If you are not an NHS health or care organisation and therefore do not qualify for free access elfh Hub, you may be able to access the service by creating an OpenAthens account.
To check whether or not you qualify for free access via OpenAthens, you can view the eligibility criteria and register on the ‘OpenAthens’ portal.
Registering large numbers of users
If you are a HR, IT or Practice Manager and would like to register and enrol large numbers of staff within your organisation for access onto the NHS Health Check programme, please contact elfh directly.
Organisations wishing to use their own LMS
For HR departments wanting to know more about gaining access to courses using an existing Learning Management System please contact elfh directly to express interest.
More information
Please select the following link for more information on how to use the elfh Hub.