Health & Social Care
The School of Health & Social Care has over 12,000 students on courses ranging from national vocational qualifications to doctoral degrees. Education, training and research are delivered in a multi-professional environment which is essential for modern health and social care practice.
Acute Care
Undergraduate Courses
- Practice Innovation, BSc (Hons)
- Practice Innovation (Acute and Critical Care), BSc (Hons)
- Professional Health Studies (International), BSc (Hons)
Postgraduate Courses
- Evidence-based Medicine, MSc
- Evidence-based Medicine (Anaesthesia), MSc
- Nursing (Advanced Cardiac Care), MSc
- Nursing (Advanced Nurse Practitioner), MSc
- Nursing (Advanced Surgical Care Practitioner), MSc
- Nursing (Specialist Field), MSc
- Surgical Care Practitioner (Cardiothoracic Surgery), PgDip
- Surgical Care Practitioner (General Surgery), PgDip
- Surgical Care Practitioner (Obstetric and Gynaecology Surgery), PgDip
- Surgical Care Practitioner (Orthopaedic Surgery), PgDip
Continuing professional development
- Accident and Emergency Care, UCCE
- Advanced Inquiry in Nursing, UCPCE
- Advanced Management of Secondary Prevention in Coronary Heart Disease, UCPCE
- Advanced Scrub Practice, UCPD
- Advancing Surgical and Clinical Skills in Cardiothoracic Surgery, UCPPD
- Advancing Surgical and Clinical Skills in Orthopaedic Surgery, UCPPD
- Anaesthetic and Recovery Room Care, UCPD
- Applied Pathophysiology Mechanisms for Acute and Chronic Disease, UCCE
- Arrhythmia Management, UCPPD
- Coronary Heart Disease: Secondary Prevention Management, UCCE
- Developments in Infection Control, UCPD
- Foundations of Anatomy and Pathophysiology, UCCE
- Infection Prevention and Control, UCPD
- Information Technology with the European Computer Driving License, UCPD
- Invasive and Non-invasive Management of Arrhythmias, UCPCE
- Management of Heart Failure in Primary and Acute Care, UCPD
- Management of the Patient Requiring Invasive and Non-Invasive Ventilation, UCCE
- Managing the Acute Medical and Surgical Admission, UCPD
- Massage, Certificate in
- Massage, UCAPD
- Physical Assessment Skills, UCPD
- Principles of Acute Coronary Syndrome, UCCE
- Principles of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, UCPD
- Principles of Ophthalmic Care, UCCE
- Return to Practice (Degree Level), UCPD
- Return to Practice (Diploma level), UCPD
- The Assessment and Management of Ophthalmic Illness and Disease, UCCE
CPD/Short course funding
The School/University has a contract with the NHS to deliver a portfolio of Continuing Professional Development activity. Updated information regarding fees and funding for 2011/12 will be available shortly.
Factfile
- Our occupational therapy students gave us a score of 94% for satisfaction and out physiotherapy students gave us 90% (National Student Survey 2011)
- Recognised centre of excellence for teaching and learning: CETL4HealthNE (the Centre for Excellence in Healthcare Professional Education)
- The Centuria Building offers one of the most advanced learning environments in the UK
- Specialist laboratories simulate real-life environments
- Strong links with health and social care organisations
- The high quality of courses in nursing and midwifery, allied health professions and social work has been nationally recognised by the Quality Assurance Agency, the Department of Health and the General Social Care Council
- Range of practice placements available
- State-or-the-art clinical laboratories
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