AdvDip(CPD) Advanced Clinical Practice in Primary Care (HE7)
University of Greater Manchester
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Are you a health professional working in primary care with a desire to become an advanced clinical practitioner? This short course focuses on developing your knowledge and understanding of a range of acute and chronic conditions that are relevant to primary care. Youll explore presentations and clinical management across all ages.Course detailsThis stand-alone professional development course is designed to provide an advanced understanding of clinical management for aspiring advanced clinical ...Read more

Are you a health professional working in primary care with a desire to become an advanced clinical practitioner? This short course focuses on developing your knowledge and understanding of a range of acute and chronic conditions that are relevant to primary care. Youll explore presentations and clinical management across all ages.

Course details

This stand-alone professional development course is designed to provide an advanced understanding of clinical management for aspiring advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) working in primary care. Our expert team will support you to develop your knowledge and understanding of a range of acute and chronic conditions, exploring presentations and clinical management across all age groups.

Well provide an overview of common conditions and clinical activities for ACPs in primary care that will reflect the Core Capabilities Framework for ACPs in Primary Care (HEE, 2020). Well focus on building your understanding of referral pathways and processes, national policies and guidelines, clinical targets, quality frameworks, and the role of ACPs in primary care. Our experienced and knowledgeable team will concentrate on emergency presentations of minor injuries and the clinical management of chronic conditions, such as asthma, COPD, diabetes, hypertension and cancer. Well also help you build your ability to recognise and manage red flag symptoms in relation to cancer diagnosis, disease progression, acute oncology and oncological emergencies.

To support your development as a practitioner in primary care, well guide you as you expand your knowledge and understanding of diagnostic investigations, history taking and clinical assessments for a range of acute and chronic conditions. Well also support you to develop your communication and consultation skills, including alternative consultation styles and the use of relevant digital technology. In addition, you can expect to enhance your knowledge and understanding of other conditions and areas of practice, including dermatology, cardio, renal, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, sexual health, and mental health. Alongside this, well explore clinical and safeguarding issues for vulnerable groups, including paediatrics, older people, people with dementia and those with learning disabilities. To benefit from studying this course, you should already a health professional with a basic understanding and some clinical experience of working within primary care.p>

Course Highlights:

  • Our dedicated academic team brings extensive health and social care experience to the course content. Along with their passion for service excellence in health and social care settings, theyre also currently engaged in highly relevant research, which means they can add valuable context and insight to your learning.
  • The course is designed to provide the flexibility to fit in with busy home and working lives.
  • As you study this course, well encourage you to develop the skills, values and behaviours so popular with employers. These include action planning, personal impact and confidence, self-awareness, social and ethical responsibility, respect, and commitment to quality.
  • The course is part of a professional development framework, and you can use the credits youll gain by completing the course successfully towards the MSc Health and Social Care.

Career Opportunities

This course offers academic progression in the specialist field of primary care for all age groups.

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25/101
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29th
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108th
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Entry requirements

To undertake this course, you must offer current professional registration as a health or social care practitioner with evidence of post-registration experience of professional practice; for example, registered nurse, assistant practitioner, allied health professional or paramedic. A first degree relevant to your health or social care practice is desirable and/or recent study at Level HE6. You must have some experience of clinical practice in primary care. You may be required to attend an interview and/or provide a portfolio of work.

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£800 per year

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Home students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Home fee of £800 for the academic year 2024/25.

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University of Greater Manchester
Deane Road Bolton BL3 5AB United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Bolton  0.2 miles away
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