Program Overview

Emergency and Urgent Care of Special Populations

Key Facts

• Level: Post Registration
• Duration: 10 Weeks Part Time
• Starting: January
• UK Fees 25/26 >: Part Time: £1,585
• Location >: Waterside

Overview

The purpose of this module is to enable students to comprehensively manage a range of clinical presentations in the out of hospital environment considering evidence-based medicine and principles of autonomous practice. This module will focus on those special populations that require clinical judgment and pro-active patient-centred care such as end-of-life, older persons, obstetrics, mental health and paediatrics. This module will explore current best practice and differing ways to enhance patient care to these groups of patients giving you confidence in your overall management of these groups of patients.

Highlights

• Complete as a standalone module or work towards BSc (Hons).
• Course is delivered predominantly online, with a flexible approach to when and where you study/learn.
• Course is delivered by experienced pre-hospital tutors.
• Opens opportunities of employment outside of ambulance trusts, such as GP surgeries and hospitals.

Entry Requirements

• All applicants must be a registered healthcare clinician (HCPC, NMC etc.)
• A minimum of 100 credits at level 5
• Applicants who do not have the required 100 Credits at level 5 through certificated learning but hold an Institute of Health and Care Development (IHCD) Paramedic qualification will be credited with 60 Credits at level 5 if they are employed in contemporary clinical practice. Applicants may also make an additional claim for APEL for a maximum of 40 Credits at level 5 on the production of evidence of continuing professional development within the last two years.

Course Content

• Course Details
  • This module can be completed as a standalone module to enhance your professional practice or can be completed as part of the BSc (Hons) Enhancing Paramedic Practice top up.
  • This course is suitable for all HCPC registered paramedics who have completed study at Foundation level or those with IHCD qualifications on production of evidence of CPD in the previous 2 days.
  • The mode of delivery is predominantly online and are designed to allow for a flexible approach to learning, which learners will be able to fit around their professional and personal lives to cause minimal disruption and ensure that a healthy work-life balance can be maintained.
  • The module is broken down into weekly themes and within those weekly themes you will find pre-recorded content such as bite sized lectures, discussion boards and case studies, this will roughly equate to 4 hours’ worth of online content.
  • These theory elements will be supported by weekly 1-hour tutorials delivered via the collaborate virtual classroom platform and will provide you with an opportunity to ask questions, take part in case/scenario-based discussions, review current evidence and key points from that week’s theme will be recapped.
  • Alongside these compulsory elements there will be opportunity to attend campus for additional activities designed to complement the online materials, whilst these are not compulsory, they will provide the opportunity to further put the theory into clinical situations and take the form of simulation-based activities, study skills and discussion groups – as well as providing you with the opportunity to interact with your fellow students and tutors in person.
• Further Study Opportunities
  • This module can be completed as part of the BSc (Hons) Enhancing Paramedic Practice top-up.
• FAQs
  • How often do I have to attend university?
    • You will be required to attend the university for 1 day across the whole module. There will be 1 other practical day that is not compulsory but is recommended.
  • How is teaching delivered?
    • Each module will consist of a series of pre-recorded lectures that will be linked to discussion boards and case studies and a weekly live tutorial (that will also be recorded in case you cannot make it) where we will revisit key points and apply the knowledge to case studies.
  • How will I be assessed?
    • This module includes a 1.5 hours short answer exam and case-based examinations.
  • Will completing this course allow me to register as a Paramedic with the HCPC?
    • No, this is a standalone module for existing registered clinicians and cannot be used as an option to become a HCPC Paramedic registrant.

Fees and Funding

• 2025/26 Tuition Fees
  • Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 25/26 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.
  • Module costs: £1,585 per 20 credit module
• 2024/25 Tuition Fees
  • Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 24/25 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.
  • Module costs: £1,540 per 20 credit module

Staff

• Danielle Neighbour
  • Senior Lecturer in Paramedic Science
  • Faculty of Health, Education and Society