Phlebotomy course, taking blood... anyone know?

[doUknow]

Hi, i am thinking of going on a phlebotomy course, which is £250. They will teach me to take blood from live patients apparently. I would just like to know... at the end of it when i get my certificate, am i then a fully qualified phlebotomist or is it not as easy as that? Thanks in advance.

[Buenchico]

This is the usual route:
https://nextstep.dire...72/Pages/default.aspx

Chris

[Buenchico]

See also here:
http://www.phlebotomy...be_a_phlebotomist.htm

[boxtops]

Hi doUknow, this is one of the courses in which my team is involved, training healthcare assistants to take bloods.
Our course is a study day which shows you the theory of taking bloods, then you have to go back to your workplace and work with a mentor over a number of weeks - the mentor supervises you undertaking the tasks and signs you off as competent, then you are externally assessed before you get your certificate.
The training can be in different models - some hospital units will take students in, so that they can participate in venepuncture clinics, being supervised while they are training.
There is usually a period of consolidation as well as the actual training.

What you should come out with is a certificate stating that you are competent in taking bloods - our training is accredited by the National Association of Phlebotomists so you should look for some similar benchmarking to make sure that the course is up to scratch (if you will pardon the pun!)

This may help http://www.nhscareers...s/Default.aspx?Id=252

[boxtops]

Chris - nice links, but they are very acute-focused. You don't need to work in a hospital to learn to take bloods - the HCAs which we train are all working in the community in GP practices.

[boxtops]

Thanks levis - very useful, those are US qualifications - much the same as here in the UK.