B12

This Vitamin B12 Injection training course for health professionals provides health professionals with specific information related to the types of vitamin B12 deficiency and how to manage it including information on administering the vitamin B12 injection.

This course is suitable for all Healthcare workers, including Nurses, Healthcare Support Workers, Pharmacists, and Occupational Health Professionals that administer injections in practice.
This course will take approximately 60 minutes to complete.

Vitamin B12 training course content:
Vitamin B12 Deficiency – Overview
Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Vitamin B12 Deficiency – Symptoms & Diagnosis
Treatment for Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Recommendations for Hydroxocobalamin Injections
Administration of Hydroxocobalamin Injections
Final Assessment

Note: Vitamin B12 injections are ‘Prescription only Medications’ (POMs) in the UK. This requires that a Vitamin B12 injection is prescribed by a registered prescriber. Anyone administering a Vitamin B12 injection should only do so under legal frameworks of delegation, such as a PGD or PSD.

Note: Although a Vitamin B12 injection is not an immunisation, the practical skills required and knowledge base required is in line with that of administering an immunisation. Therefore in order to administer Vitamin B12 injections, the training guidance in the national minimum standards for immunisation should be adopted for both non-registered professionals and registered professionals.