Module delivery
Part time delivery, with the module delivered in one semester. The module runs in semester 2.
Key dates and application information
Apply by: 29th November 2024 (for semester 2).
Module start date: To be confirmed.
Who is the module for?
The module is designed for practising, registered healthcare professionals. The module can be used to support continuous professional development.
Module details and indicative content
Learners will identify and critically appraise the complexities associated with providing health care to patients and to examine the impact of their environment on clinical complexity.
You will critically explore how human factors contribute to the complexity of the clinical environment and evaluate how to assess a patient with a variety of complex needs. In addition, you will demonstrate, and evaluate, the ability to assess a patient whose condition is deteriorating in a clinical contexts.
How you are assessed
There are two summative assessments
- A practical assessment: Online, based on a video of an assessment of a complex patient
- A 3000-word essay
To support summative assessment, there are opportunities to undertake formative assessment.