Training · IV Vitamin Therapy · Two Courses in One · CPD Certified
IV Vitamin
Therapy Training
Learn to deliver intravenous vitamin therapy safely, with theory in the morning and supervised practice on live patients at our CQC-registered Harley Street clinic. Taught together with Phlebotomy & Cannulation as one combined course, so you learn every step from cannula to completed infusion — two courses in one, for one fee.
Course Overview
Duration
1 full day
09:00 – 17:00 + pre-study
09:00 – 17:00 + pre-study
Level
Intermediate
Two courses in one
Two courses in one
Class size
Maximum 6 delegates
or one-to-one
or one-to-one
Certificate
CPD Certified
on competency sign-off
on competency sign-off
Location
22 Harley Street
CQC-registered clinic
CQC-registered clinic
IV therapy is as much about judgement as technique. The course covers pharmacology and rationale, patient assessment and contraindications, product selection, drip assembly and monitoring, complications, consent and the prescribing framework. Because cannulation is taught in the same course, you do not need separate cannulation training first.
Two courses in one
Phlebotomy & Cannulation and IV Therapy are taught together as one combined course, for one fee. You learn venepuncture and peripheral cannulation first, then go straight on to assembling, running and monitoring an IV vitamin infusion — so you leave with the full skill set, from first needle to finished drip.
Who Can Attend
We check eligibility before confirming any place. If you are unsure whether you qualify, please ask us before booking.
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Registered healthcare professionals only
Doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists registered with the GMC, GDC, NMC or GPhC, or an equivalent regulatory body if registered outside the UK
Doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists registered with the GMC, GDC, NMC or GPhC, or an equivalent regulatory body if registered outside the UK
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Insurance
You must hold professional indemnity insurance covering your relevant practice, including IV practice
You must hold professional indemnity insurance covering your relevant practice, including IV practice
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Eligibility checked
We verify registration and insurance before confirming your place
We verify registration and insurance before confirming your place
Course Fees
One fee covers both Phlebotomy & Cannulation and IV Therapy. All prices exclude VAT.
Group
£750
+ VAT per delegate
★ SoMUK Group
£600
+ VAT per delegate
One-to-One
£1,000
+ VAT · private session
★ SoMUK One-to-One
£800
+ VAT · private session
★ SoMUK member price
Current members of the Society of Mesotherapy UK (SoMUK) receive 20% off group and one-to-one fees. Membership is verified at the time of booking. Every fee includes access to our learning platform for the pre-study pack and assessment. View the full price list →
What You Will Learn
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Assess veins and select a site using palpation and tourniquet technique.
- Take blood with vacutainer and butterfly techniques, following the correct order of draw, fill volumes, labelling and sample handling.
- Insert, flush and secure a peripheral cannula, with the right gauge selection, flashback and advancement.
- Work with aseptic non-touch technique and safe sharps disposal, and follow the sharps-injury protocol.
- Assess patients for IV vitamin therapy and recognise contraindications.
- Select established IV vitamin products, with awareness of compatibility and stability.
- Assemble and prime a drip, manage the infusion rate and monitor the patient throughout.
- Recognise and manage complications: haematoma, vasovagal reaction, arterial puncture, nerve contact, infiltration, phlebitis and infusion reactions.
- Obtain consent and keep accurate clinical records, within the legal and prescribing framework.
Practical Training and Assessment
All practice is supervised, on consenting live patients, at our CQC-registered Harley Street clinic. Complications are simulated and worked through so you know exactly what to do.
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Vein assessment
Palpation, tourniquet technique and site selection
Palpation, tourniquet technique and site selection
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Vacutainer venepuncture
Order of draw, fill volumes, labelling and sample handling
Order of draw, fill volumes, labelling and sample handling
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Butterfly technique
For small, fragile or difficult veins
For small, fragile or difficult veins
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Peripheral cannulation
Gauge selection, flashback, advancement, flushing and securing
Gauge selection, flashback, advancement, flushing and securing
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IV infusion
Drip assembly, priming, rate management and monitoring throughout the infusion
Drip assembly, priming, rate management and monitoring throughout the infusion
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Complication drills
Simulated complications, worked through step by step
Simulated complications, worked through step by step
How the course is assessed
01
Pre-study
A self-directed learning pack of about an hour: venous anatomy, equipment, order of draw, patient assessment, aseptic technique, procedures, complications, sample handling and legal requirements.
02
Written assessment
A 20-question multiple choice paper with an 80% pass mark, submitted at least 48 hours before your practical day. A pass is a condition of attending.
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Practical sign-off
Supervised practice on live patients, with individual competency sign-off by faculty for venepuncture, cannulation and IV infusion.
What Is Included
Two courses in one
Phlebotomy & Cannulation and IV Therapy, taught together for one fee.
Pre-study pack
The learning pack and written assessment on our online learning platform.
Supervised practice
Practice on consenting live patients, with simulated complication drills.
Certificate
A CPD Certified certificate with a faculty-signed record of practical competency.
Book Your Course
The practical day runs from 09:00 to 17:00 at our CQC-registered clinic at 22 Harley Street, London. Group places are limited to six delegates; one-to-one dates are arranged around your diary. Please complete your pre-study and submit your written assessment at least 48 hours before your practical day.
Anyone can put up a drip. The skill is knowing who should not have one.
Book Phlebotomy, Cannulation & IV Therapy
22 Harley Street, London W1G 9PL · Maximum 6 delegates · £750 + VAT for both courses
contact@phptrainingacademy.com · +44 (0)7917 785 695
Further Information and FAQs
IV vitamins: prescribing
Most IV vitamin preparations are prescription-only medicines. They may only be given on a valid prescription for a named patient, written by an appropriate prescriber who has personally assessed that patient, or under a Patient Group Direction in which you are named, trained and authorised. Remote prescribing is not accepted for this purpose. Non-prescribers need a genuine working arrangement with a prescriber before practising, and you must confirm your indemnity insurance covers IV practice.
Your certificate and CPD
Your certificate shows your name, the course and date, your pass in the written assessment and a faculty-signed record of practical competency. Our course material is CPD Certified by The CPD Certification Service (Member No. 7006), which confirms the material meets recognised CPD standards; competence is assessed by PHP Training Academy. It is a record of training and assessment rather than a regulated qualification, and it does not by itself establish your ongoing clinical competence. Under the GMC, GDC, NMC and HCPC, CPD is self-directed and self-declared.
Is it really two courses for one fee?
Yes. Phlebotomy & Cannulation and IV Therapy are taught together as one combined course for £750 + VAT (SoMUK members £600).
Do I need to know how to cannulate first?
No. Venepuncture and cannulation are taught in the same combined course, before you move on to IV infusion. If you already cannulate, it will be refreshed and supervised.
Can non-medical practitioners attend?
No. The course is for registered healthcare professionals only — doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists.
Can I give IV vitamins straight after the course?
Only within the prescribing framework. Most IV vitamins are prescription-only medicines, so you need a valid prescription for a named patient from a prescriber who has assessed them, or a Patient Group Direction in which you are named.
Does the course cover mixing my own IV formulations?
No. The course uses established products. It does not cover in-house compounding, custom mixing or sterile formulation from individual components.
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