Accredited Level 3 Basic Phlebotomy course

We deliver Phlebotomy Training throughout the country and oversea’s.

We have trained doctor’s receptionists, healthcare assistants, private individuals, scientists, PhD students and medical students, and we have worked with some of the major universities and healthcare organisations in the country.

All of our courses are accredited by One Awards. One Awards is a Quality Assurance and Accreditation organisation with over 20 years’ experience of formally recognising training and learning. One Awards provide real value to our courses and are widely recognised across the healthcare sector

• The background to phlebotomy
• Health and safety in phlebotomy
• Infection control
• Informed Consent
• Anatomy and physiology of the arm
• Site selection – good and bad veins
• Complications that can arise when taking blood
• Needle stick Injuries, what they are and what to do
• How and where to correctly apply a tourniquet
• What is expected of a phlebotomist
• The importance of correct patient identification and informed consent

• A summary of the most common blood tests undertaken
• A guide to common types of equipment used in venepuncture and how to use them.
• The technique of venepuncture
• The process of taking blood
• The correct use of safer sharps