Minor Illness Management
Introduction
This module will provide the student with the knowledge and skills to assess and treat patients presenting with an undifferentiated and undiagnosed minor illness.
Benefits of taking the course to the individual, the organisation and the patient
This module will prepare the student to undertake an autonomous/advanced practitioner role and is aimed at nurses and allied health professionals working within primary care and unscheduled care settings.
Patients will receive a safe, high standard of holistic and evidence based care from a practitioner who is skilled and competent to assess and treat patients or refer them on to definitive care.
This module will enable the supporting organisation achieve performance targets e.g. 4 hour Emergency Department quality standard.
What you learn
On completion, the student will be able to assess patients with a variety of presenting complaints and will be competent to undertake assessment and treatment of minor illness conditions of the respiratory, abdominal and gastrointestinal systems, dermatology, ophthalmic, ENT, sexual health, musculoskeletal, mental health and children.
This module can be linked to the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice award.
Topics covered
Women’s health, Men’s health, sexual health, respiratory, cardiac, abdominal, paediatrics, dermatology, cranial nerves & musculoskeletal exam. These sessions are based on presentations you would expect to encounter in general practice, walk in centres & urgent treatment centres.
Fees and Funding for 2022/23
| Indicative price for stand-alone module |
Home student: £1,415 EU / International students: £2,410 - this is part-time study and therefore cannot provide sponsorship for Tier 4. |
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| How to apply |
To apply for a self-funded place, please complete and return the application form below: To apply for a Workforce Development / Workforce Transformation funding WDF/WTF funded place, please complete and return the relevant application form below: Further information and Workforce Development Funding / CPD Funding online application form |
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Entry requirements
The student should be on the relevant professional register and have the ability to work at Masters level 7. This module would be suitable for health care professionals working in an unscheduled care setting. It is expected that the student will have 100% attendance. Relevant workplace opportunities and organisational support should be in place to enable the student to achieve successful completion of the module.
The above must be evidenced in the applicants application form
International students must have reliable internet access and suply IELTS scores.
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Attendance
Delivery Method:
This module is delivered at our Collegiate Crescent Campus
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Provisional timetable
Please note the September 2023 and January 2024 intakes are now full. The next available intake is September 2024.
Please see the provisional attendance (23/24) timetable below:
Intake month
January
September
Start date
Usually last Wednesday in January
Usually last Wednesday in September
Mode
Face-to-face
Holiday
February ½ term
October ½ term
Duration
6 full day sessions every Wednesday consecutively unless ½ term. 2 full days (Wednesdays) needed for the OSCEs part way through the module.
Mock OSCE
Mid/late April
Early December
Real OSCE
Late May
Mid-January
Case study
Mid-May
Late January
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Assessment
Module assessment is made up of one or more assessment tasks. The assessment task(s) for this module are:
- 3,000-word case study
- OSCE based on 3 clinical scenarios
- 90 hours supervised Practice (arm's length) - from a mentor at ACP level or above
Successful completion of this module will earn you 30 level 7 credits
Further details
For further information please contact the module leader Alison Subramanian - Alison.Subramanian@shu.ac.uk or contact the student experience team: