Phlebotomy Training

✓ CPD accredited

Please Note – no practice should be undertaken until you have consulted your manager. This study session is only one part of the whole competency development process. Following this session, assessment of practice must be performed by a designated person in your workplace before you can be deemed competent to practice independently. You may need further training to be able to undertake paediatric phlebotomy, and you would normally require more than 3 months experience once competent in adult phlebotomy.

Course Objectives

• Understand the key principles of adult venous blood sampling.
• Perform safe and accurate venepuncture.
• Follow correct labelling, documentation, and infection prevention and control procedures.
• Manage difficult venous access while maintaining patient comfort and safety.
• Apply legal, professional, and accountability standards in clinical practice.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify and discuss the key principles of safe phlebotomy
• Apply the knowledge of upper limb anatomy to safely obtain venous blood samples
• Demonstrate your phlebotomy skills using a simulator

Attendee Feedback

“At the end of the session I found it really helpful to practice on a stimulated arm. It helped me put what I had learnt into practice”
Administrator

“After attending this training I hope to be able to assist with this need both for patients and my practice”
Care Co-ordinator

“I would recommend this course to a colleague. It was a good way to start off before becoming a competent phlebotomist”
GPA