Phlebotomy Training for Acupuncturists London 7/8 Mar 2024

This two day Diploma course enables you to learn how take blood from a client either to work as a Phlebotomist or to be able to send off and investigate your clients own blood analysing the results and ordering specific tests to help with resolving client issues.

Learn about different Blood Collection Systems and lab testing procedures and issues.
You will get Phlebotomy dry lab (practice on mannequins) plus Phlebotomy LIVE practice lab (real blood taking practice) not done on many UK courses.

Learn all the healthcare health and safety, Phlebotomy health and safety, protocols and practical in a course which follows recognised HSC Skills For Health Standard (HSC 376) and meets World Health Organization Guidelines.

Day 1: Phlebotomy Blood Taking Course

• History of Phlebotomy
• Phlebotomy Health and Safety
• Health Care Health and Safety
• Working with the Lab
• Analytical errors
• Blood Collection Systems
• Equipment
• Local Anatomy and Physiology
• Blood Composition
• Blood Tests
• Practical Sessions using a mannequin
• Lab documentation

Day 2 Understanding Lab Testing and Results For Therapists plus Assessment

• Full list of Lab tests
• Issues with variance
• Common test issues
• Misunderstood result concepts
• Full client analysis and case studies
• Live Blood Taking
• Live roll play simulation
• The course consists of theory and practical hands-on application.

You will be continuously assessed and do a full simulated live client blood extraction, plus there is a health and safety assessment.

Once you have passed the course and assessments, you will be sent a CPD certificate which can be sent to Balens for your insurance cover.

You can call yourself a Medical Phlebotomist and are entitled to work within the NHS or a private clinic.  Please ensure you have insurance cover.

• You must be 18 years or older and understand spoken and written English.
• You must consent to extracting blood and having blood extracted.
• You must not have any blood disorders