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This guide sets out the education and training requirements for healthcare professionals working in the abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programme.

It includes links to resources for training and assessment of staff.

1. Health Screener Diploma (HSD)

罢丑别听level 3 health screener diploma聽is the mandatory training programme for new聽AAA聽screening technicians.

Three聽AAA聽screening programme specific units are included in the health screener diploma.

1. Principles of ultrasound for聽AAA聽screening
2. Principles of聽AAA聽screening and treatment
3. Undertake聽AAA聽screening unit

皇冠体育app diploma is the recommended national training programme for new screening technicians and successful completion is required to assure the provider of the technician鈥檚 competence to undertake screening safely, independently and in line with programme standards.

2. E-learning

E-learning resources developed by the NHS AAA Screening Programme are available on the e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH) website.

Read about the 聽available and聽sign up for .

• 鈥� designed to provide an overview of the NHS National Screening Programmes, which explains what screening is and how screening programmes are implemented in the NHS. Recommended especially for patient-facing staff to increase awareness of the screening pathways to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities
• 鈥� designed to support Clinical Skills Trainers (CSTs) improve screening technician learner experience
• 鈥� designed to support screening technicians undertaking the Health Screener Diploma (HSD) and those undertaking reassessment

It is expected that all screening e-learning resources will be transferred to the new learning platform. You will be able to access content on the

3. Semi-independent scanning

Trainee screening technicians may screen men semi-independently within the screening programme while completing the health screener diploma.

Find further guidance.

4. Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) Framework and Competence Assessments

皇冠体育app Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening: internal quality assurance guidance sets out the framework for image quality assurance and competence assessments in the NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme. It explains the internal quality assurance mechanisms in place throughout the training and continuing professional development of screening technicians. It includes six聽image quality assurance聽resources to:

• Assess the first 100 scans following initial training
• Record abnormal scans
• Record random scans
• Offer clinical observation and feedback
• Record technicians鈥� training
• Record technicians鈥櫬爄mage quality assurance

5. Clinical Skills Trainer and Internal Quality Assurance Lead

皇冠体育app Clinical skills trainer and internal quality assurance lead: training guidance outlines the duties and requirements of a Clinical Skills Trainer (CST) and Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) Lead to ensure that all聽AAA聽screening staff working in the NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme are adequately trained. It includes:

• Pre-requisites for the role of聽CST/IQA lead
• Role and responsibilities of a聽CST/IQA lead
• Assessor qualification
• Training of聽CSTs/IQA leads

6. Education and training: all screening programmes

Find further education and training resources for all NHS Screening Programmes.