Managing Minor Illness
University of HuddersfieldUniversity of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH
Course overview
This course is designed to help experienced nurses and allied healthcare professionals take on the role of assessing and managing minor illness within their clinical setting. It provides you with the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in relation to clinical consultations, history taking, physical examination and clinical decision making/diagnosis for patients presenting with undifferentiated/undiagnosed minor illness problems. Minor illness assessment and management skills are needed more and more by nurses and allied health professionals in a variety of areas including general practice, urgent care, emergency departments and pre-hospital care.
The course aims to provide additional theoretical, clinically focused education around minor illness.
Key highlights
- Develops clinical consultation and history-taking skills for minor illness
- Covers physical examination and clinical decision making for undiagnosed presentations
- Prepares practitioners to assess and manage minor illness independently
- Relevant to general practice, urgent care, emergency and pre-hospital settings
- Includes a three-week clinical placement supported by a clinical educator
- Carries 30 Master's-level credits of clinically focused education
Entry requirements
Entry requirements for this course are normally: You must be a registered Health Care Practitioner, working in a Health and Social Care setting where patients with minor illness are present. You must be registered with a relevant statutory body such as the NMC or HCPC if you would like to undertake modules linked to UK professional body recognition. International students must be registered with a relevant professional body in their country of origin and will not be eligible for any NMC or HCPC recognition whilst undertaking this course or on its completion.
An Honours degree or equivalent professional qualification appropriate to that of the proposed programme to be followed. Have access to a clinical educator and be able to negotiate access to a 3 week clinical placement to support application of theory to practice and assess competence.
Scholarships
The Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship
Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship Scheme provides a fee waiver of at least 50% on full-time or part-time research degrees, some schools may offer 100%.
Careers this course leads to
- Minor Illness Nurse
- Urgent Care Practitioner
- Emergency Nurse Practitioner
- General Practice Nurse
- Paramedic Practitioner
Cost of study
UK/Home: £740 | International: £18,700
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Huddersfield, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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