Program Overview

Proactive Management of Long-term Conditions

Programme Type

The programme type is a Short Course.

Delivery

The course is delivered through Blended Learning.

Award

The award for this course is PG Credit.

Cost

The cost of the course is £1740.

Course Overview

This course has been designed to meet the needs of registered and practicing professionals such as nurses, paramedics, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and radiographers. The course aims to provide practitioners with the knowledge and skills to proactively support the holistic care and treatment of individuals with long-term health and social care needs. It will focus on enabling individuals to take greater control of their care, offering opportunities for better health and wellbeing, through personalised care planning, increased prevention strategies, and supported self-care.

Why Choose Lincoln

• Aligned with NHS career framework
• Part Time
• Delivered by experienced healthcare professionals
• Designed for practitioners

How You Study

This course is delivered through blended learning, and includes workshops which will focus on the development of practical and collaborative inter-professional skills and discussion-based seminar groups which are supplemented by directed learning. Online evidence-based resources will be made available to support this approach. Students will also be expected to work collaboratively with professional colleagues in their service area to ensure that they have the advanced skills and competencies to proactively manage individuals requiring holistic care for a long-term condition within their professional service area. Outside of the classroom, students will also be encouraged to further their own studies and contextualise their learning to their own service area through independent study.

The course typically covers:

• Integrated care and collaborative inter-professional working
• Case management and personalisation
• Health promotion
• The wellbeing principle
• Empowerment of individuals
• Self-management
• The psychological impact of long term conditions
• Concept of the self
• Motivation
• Choice, advocacy and the role of the carer in decision making

How You Are Assessed

Students will be assessed in two parts:

• Part A: Confidential Case Study of 3000 words
• Part B: The production of a poster, leaflet, online resource or other artefact that can be used proactively in their service area