Phlebotomy training

Our courses are run in our training facilities based in the heart of London, with live blood experience based in Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College NHS Foundation Trust Hospitals.

Our phlebotomy courses are consistent with the NHS Skills for Health Occupational Standards - National Occupational Standard for Obtaining Venous Blood Samples, National Patient Saftey Agency (NPSA) & World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. 

Our Adult Phlebotomy training course is accredited by OCN Credit for Learning, students undertaking this course can gain a Level 3 Certificate with 10 Unit Credits. In order to achieve this accreditation we have to conform to various conditions and ensure that we fully support all learners taking into consideration different needs of each individual. If you would like further details and to see our latest annual Moderation report detailing our compliance then click on the link below.

Viapath Moderation Report 15-16 .pdf

All of our phlebotomy trainers have many years of experience in both practicing and training other phlebotomists. They will provide you with the knowledge and confidence to becoming a competent phlebotomist for routine adult patients. 

Achieving a Certificate of Competence is usually gained within 8-12 weeks. In order to achieve this we run the course in two parts. 

Part one

Part 1 is a day of Theory & Dry laboratory Experience where our experienced trainers will cover all the essential knowledge in phlebotomy that you will require. You will have an opportunity to practice blood taking from training arms.

Part two

Part 2 of the course provides students with a local induction on a Saturday morning followed by being booked onto our live patient bleed experience where you will be supervised (using direct and indirect methods), by our trainers in one our NHS facilities performing venepuncture on real patients.

Students will have the opportunity to undertake a maximum of 90 hours clinical practice, which is more than any other comparable phlebotomy course currently offers.

Upon successful completion on both Parts 1 and 2, you will need to undertake a writen paper test and practical test, upon successfully passing these tests you will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance / Competence. Our courses are open to both novices and experienced healthcare professionals. 

 As well as mixing a comprehensive theory programme with an unrivalled number of clinical practice hours, our courses are relaxed and good fun. We have expert trainers and a bright, airy and modern facility in Central London with good transport links.

But don't just take our word for it, our courses receive a lot of praise from the trainee phlebotomists that go on them. We ask students to complete a training evaluation form following their training, read some of what people have had to say below: