Standardised IV Cannulation, Venepuncture, Phlebotomy Training Project since 2002!

VeinTrain has a long-standing history of contributing to international conversations on venepuncture and cannulation education through professional and clinical networks.  We are proud to have contributed learning resources, presentations, and sponsored educational materials to professional communities over many years. Supporting access to practical training has always been central to the programme’s ethos.

The Structured Learning Programme (SLP) is a collaborative body of work developed over nearly three decades, shaped by frontline clinicians, educators, professional societies, and system industry partners (Johnson and Johnson initially, BD for our first edition and BBraun for editions 2 and 3) working to improve safety and consistency in vascular access practice.  The third edition of the SLP was formally endorsed by the National Infusion and Vascular Access Society (NIVAS) at the time and distributed to NIVAS members through board and secretariat processes. The programme and associated materials were presented at NIVAS events on more than one occasion, including under subsequent chairing arrangements.

VeinTrain supported the last and current phase of the work by hosting activity, coordinating logistics, and donating copies of the Structured Learning Programme booklet free of charge to delegates and NIVAS members, in order to widen access to good practice and support workforce development. This contribution was made in good faith and without fee.  The booklet was also provided free of charge at cost only to any participating NHS Trust and also a NESC project which we gave licence to print another printrun 10,000 plus a futher reprint for South Central SHA,with a minor edition (their logo and associated project on the inisde front cover, our usual place for main sponsors)

The SLP reflects cumulative learning drawn from clinical practice, education, research, and professional collaboration over many years. Its development has been informed by multiple contributors and contexts, rather than owned by any single organisation it is copyrited to the Vascular Access Network.

Historical materials on this site reflect the factual context at the time of their creation. VeinTrain does not present NIVAS as endorsing or partnering with VeinTrain in relation to current programmes or activities.

This article contains historical material reflecting collaborations at the time of recording. Current governance arrangements may differ

 We are now 100,000 documents in use a cross the UK for over 18 years! That is a lot of veins being looked after well and millions of improved and standardised procedures.  

Structured Learning Programme for Venepuncture and Cannulation (2012) 3rd Ed Phillips, S., Dr Dougherty, L. OBE, Collins, M and Devertuill, A. ...more »

NESC - The booklet was part of a project accross 28 NHS hosptials.  They produced over 20,000 programmes in a short space of time . Read about it here.  We are always keen to work in this way.  The booklet is not for profit.