Venepuncture & Cannulation

Professionally registered healthcare practitioners designated assistant practitioners and health care support workers who will be undertaking peripheral IV Cannulation and Venepuncture/Phlebotomy.

For further information regarding staff who have been trained and practiced in a previous post please consult Clinical Policy for Peripheral Venous Cannulation Insertion and Management. 

• · Recognises role and professional responsibilities related with the safe intravenous Cannulation & venipuncture practice
• · Identifies the relevant anatomy and common sites for peripheral intravenous cannulation and venepuncture
• · Summarises the risks of intravenous Cannulation & venepuncture and the importance of safe technique (ANTT)
• · Demonstrates a safe approach to peripheral intravenous cannulation and venepuncture

• Infection Control & ANTT/Practical
• Cannulation demonstration and practice
• Venepuncture demonstration and practice

For enquiries regarding this course please contact:

Ana Santos - Nurse Education Practitioner

Education Academy

Bart’s NHS Trust ana.santos12@nhs.net

Irene Martinez - Nurse Education Practitioner

Education Academy

Bart’s NHS Trust irene.martinez@nhs.net

Mandatory V&C e-learning

Staff must complete the e-learning cannulation and venepuncture course before booking/attending the session.

Cannulation e-learning:

After you booked your study leave, you will receive an email from BBraun that contains:  the eLearning link, Username and Password details. The link will be sent by BBraun to the same email address that you use during the booking process.

Please bring a prove of evidence to the face to face session once you have completed the e-learning modules.

Venepuncture e-learning:

You will need to create an account the first time you access it. The Training consists of 8 modules, you must complete, and you need to achieve an overall score of 70%.

Access via this link: https://bd.elmg.net/?rc=621a9a4f7e23e646a93d0336e3072dbf

Location                                            Date               Time        Candidates

MEH, Learning Centre, Room 1         05/03/2021      09:30 to 12:30      8

MEH, Learning Centre, Room 1         05/03/2021      13:00 to 16:00      8

MEH, Learning Centre, Room 1         19/03/2021      09:30 to 12:30      8

MEH, Learning Centre, Room 1         19/03/2021      13:00 to 16:00      8

MEH, Learning Centre, Room 1         13/04/2021      09:30 to 12:30      8

MEH, Learning Centre, Room 1         13/04/2021      13:00 to 16:00      8

MEH, Learning Centre, Room 1         27/04/2021      09:30 to 12:30      8

MEH, Learning Centre, Room 1         27/04/2021      13:00 to 16:00      8