Diabetes in Primary Care PGCert
University of Sussex
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University of Sussex

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Postgraduate Certificate

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Falmer Campus

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SEP-25

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Course overviewThis course has been designed to provide advanced professional education in diabetes care for a wide range of practitioners working in primary care including general practitioners, nurses from primary care, podiatrists, and pharmacists.Practitioners gain knowledge of current best practice in the diagnosis and management of diabetes the epidemiology of diabetes type 1 and type 2 pathophysiology diagnosis, treatment and lifestyle modifications. Clinical learning is blended with ...Read more

Course overview

This course has been designed to provide advanced professional education in diabetes care for a wide range of practitioners working in primary care including general practitioners, nurses from primary care, podiatrists, and pharmacists.

Practitioners gain knowledge of current best practice in the diagnosis and management of diabetes the epidemiology of diabetes type 1 and type 2 pathophysiology diagnosis, treatment and lifestyle modifications. Clinical learning is blended with teaching in organisational and policy context to enable clinicians to contribute more effectively to improving the design, delivery, outcomes and cost-effectiveness of services and to inform evidence-based practice.

Our multi professional teaching team is comprised of locally and globally recognised clinicians from the renowned and multi award winning community-based service ""Diabetes Care For You''.

Key areas of study

  • Complications of diabetes and their management
  • Epidemiology
  • Lifestyle interventions and up-to-date treatment options
  • Self-management and the patient perspective
  • Insulin management, therapeutics and monitoring and other injectables
  • Evidence-based practice in diabetes care
  • Quality, safety and service improvement in clinical services
  • Leadership and change management in clinical services

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WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
72/101
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
47th

Entry requirements

This course is open to post-registration doctors and qualified practitioners with relevant clinical experience in any profession allied to medicine. This course is open to UK applicants only (and EU applicants who are appointed to a post within HEESE).

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This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

Open to UK applicants only (and EU applicants who are appointed to a post within Health Education England Kent, Surrey and Sussex. The mentioned fee is for 2024/25 year entry. There might be a sight increase in 2026/27 year entry.

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University of Sussex
Sussex House Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 9RH United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Falmer  0.1 miles away

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