Headache in Urgent & Primary Care
Assessment, Red Flags & Clinical Decision-Making
A practical, evidence-informed CPD course for healthcare professionals working in urgent care, primary care and emergency settings.
Headache is one of the most common presentations encountered in frontline clinical practice. While many headaches are caused by primary headache disorders, identifying patients with potentially serious secondary pathology remains an essential clinical skill.
How confident are you in recognising a thunderclap headache? Differentiating migraine from other headache disorders? Deciding when investigations or emergency referral are required?
This six-part course from Front Door Clinical Education (FDCE) explores headache assessment through short teaching sessions, clinical scenarios, knowledge checks and practical learning resources.
What you will learn
Build a structured approach to headache assessment, red flags, primary and secondary headache disorders, investigations, management, referral and clinical reasoning.
What is included?
Six video teaching modules; fictional cases; quizzes with feedback; a four-page printable workbook; further reading; confidence reflection; final assessment and action plan; and a completion certificate.
Professional education only. No clinical qualification or formally accredited CPD credits are awarded. Record your actual learning time.
Course modules
1. Understanding & Assessing Headache
Develop a structured approach to headache history, classification and examination.
2. Recognising Red Flags
Identify concerning clinical features and presentations requiring urgent escalation.
3. Primary Headache Disorders
Explore migraine, tension-type headache and cluster headache.
4. Secondary Headaches
Recognise important secondary causes and their clinical implications.
5. Investigations & Management
Consider appropriate investigations, treatment and referral decisions.
6. Clinical Reasoning in Practice
Apply your knowledge to realistic headache presentations.
Who is this course for?
Suitable for paramedics, nurses, advanced clinical practitioners, physician associates, GPs and other healthcare professionals working in first-contact clinical settings.
Learn at your own pace
Access the course online through Payhip and revisit available teaching materials as needed.