Venepuncture (Phlebotomy)
Blood Collection Skills
📅 Duration: 3 hours (half-day)
🎓 Accreditation: ✅ CPD Accredited
👩⚕️ Audience: All healthcare professionals across all healthcare settings. Content is relevant and adapted for a range of settings including community and primary care.
🏥 Format: Face-to-face delivery at your organisation
👥 Group Size: Up to 10 delegates
Venepuncture (Phlebotomy) Training
Course Details:
Our CPD-accredited Venepuncture Training is delivered face-to-face by experienced Clinical Nurse Educators.
Designed for registered nurses, other healthcare practitioners, and HCAs, this practical course provides hands-on training in safe blood collection techniques. Delegates will practice using winged infusion devices, needles, and holders under expert supervision, ensuring confidence and competence in phlebotomy.
By the end of the session, learners will be equipped to perform venepuncture accurately and safely, following best practice guidelines, NICE, NMC and RCN, to support high-quality patient care.
In UK primary care, patients typically undergo five blood tests per year, a significant rise from previous decades — highlighting the vital role of skilled venepuncture in diagnosis, monitoring, and overall patient care.
Whether you're developing new skills or refreshing existing ones, this training ensures you’re prepared to deliver high-quality, reliable phlebotomy services.
Learning Outcomes – Venepuncture and Blood Collection
By the end of this CPD-accredited course, participants will be able to:
- Explain accountability in relation to venepuncture.
- Recognise the importance of informed consent and capacity.
- Apply infection prevention principles during venepuncture.
- Identify key blood vessel structures and suitable veins.
- Select appropriate equipment and sample bottles.
- Recognise health and safety considerations in phlebotomy.
- Manage common issues encountered during the procedure.
- Support and prepare patients, ensuring comfort and safety.
- Use winged infusion devices, needles, and holders, ensuring confidence in performing phlebotomy.
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Why Choose Hickby?
👩⚕️ Nurse-led expertise
Delivered by experienced Clinical Nurse Educators with real-world practice.
🎓 CPD accredited
Assurance that training meets national professional standards.
📖 Evidence-based
Aligned with NICE, RCN, and NMC guidance for safe, effective care.
"Really enjoyed the session, I learned lots and the trainer was able to adapt the training to each individual's understanding. knowledge and skill level, thank you."
Senior Clinical Manager
For Community Care Services
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