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This is a lunchtime talk from Dr Campbell Murdoch on preventing and treating poor metabolic health (diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity) through a healthy diet.

Dr Murdoch is a GP, Chief Medical Officer for Diabetes.co.uk, part of the Sustainable Improvement Team for NHS England and Physical Activity Clinical Champion for Public Health England
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There will be a presentation there an opportunity for discussion and questions. 

Metabolic syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is the medical term for a combination of diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity.

It puts you at greater risk of getting coronary heart disease, stroke and other conditions that affect the blood vessels.

On their own, diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity can damage your blood vessels, but having all three together is particularly dangerous.

They're very common conditions that are all linked, which explains why metabolic syndrome affects an estimated one in four adults in the UK.

NHS Health Check practitioners – This is part of the NHS Health Check annual update day so there is no need to book twice. Your place on this talk has already been secured.

This is an updatefor both new and existing practitioners (e.g. Practice Nurses and Health Care Assistants) who deliver the NHS Health Check in South Gloucestershire.

- How to bring your patients who are harder to reach into their NHS Health Check and provide appropriate support
- How to take your patients through the Check and get the right local support (One You South Gloucestershire service overview)
- Dr Gregory Clarke - GP expert speaker on alcohol
- A chance to ask the panel anything you ever wanted to know about delivering the Check
- FREE lunch (served between 12.30-1.00pm)

Existing practitioners - The update will cover all of your NHS Health Check CPD requirement for the year.

New practitioners – are encouraged to attend the update. To attend the update please ensure you have completed your on line or work placed core skills training https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/nhs-health-check/ and the online Dementia training tool.

Experienced and NEW NHS Health Check practitioners, clinicians with a clinical responsibility for NHS Health Checks, and others with a particular interest in the programme

Please note that practitioners new to the NHS Health Check will be asked to complete an online NHS Health Check introduction (30minutes) prior to attendance.

*Please note: This course is a repeat of the course on 27th Nov 2019 i.e. practitioners DO NOT have to attend both.*

The multi-agency South Gloucestershire Safeguarding Adults Board oversees the Joint Policy and Procedures for Safeguarding Adults in this area. It is essential that a wide range of staff working in local authority, health and social care agencies are fully aware of the key issues in safeguarding vulnerable adults and of how the policy affects them in their front-line roles. The half-day Raising Safeguarding Concerns course is essential training for all front-line staff and managers who are involved in providing services to adults at risk and who work directly with service users. The course content is mapped to the learning outcomes in the local Safeguarding Adults Training Standards (published Dec 2017) as well as to relevant national occupational standards including the Care Certificate (Standard 10). Course attendance is monitored by the Safeguarding Adults Board. The standard charge for this course is £40. Please refer to our Course Charges on the Home page for information on discounts and exemptions..