Overview
This Management of Minor Injuries and Illness for Advanced Practice course offered by City St George's, University of London is suitable for nurses and healthcare professionals working in acute and unscheduled care settings, such as emergency departments, walk in clinics, urgent care centres, primary care or other community and first contact settings.
What you will study
- You will further develop your skills in patient consultation and assessment, and specifically your clinical decision-making skills in managing patients who present with minor injuries and illness.
- Emphasis will be placed on utilising effective collaborative approaches in patient management, referral and discharge.
- On completion of the module, you will be working at/towards advanced clinical practice.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Musculoskeletal
- Ophthalmology and ENT
- Abdominal and respiratory
- Wound and soft tissue
- Dermatology
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Public Health View 157 other Short Courses in Public Health in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- You should be a registered health professional with a minimum of two years post qualification experience.
- You should be working in a healthcare setting where you see patients presenting with undifferentiated minor injury and/or illness.
- Relevant workplace opportunities and organisational support should be in place to enable you to achieve successful completion of the module (see below with regard to the assessment).
- English requirements: For those students whose first language is not English, the following qualification is also required: IELTS: 7.0
Work experience
- You should be working in a healthcare setting where you see patients presenting with undifferentiated minor injury and/or illness.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1500 GBP / full≈ 1500 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1250 GBP / full≈ 1250 GBP / full
Living costs
London
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.