Program Overview

Essential Care of the Neonate (Qualification in Specialty 1)

Course Overview

Delivered by Great Ormond Street Hospital Learning Academy, this 15-credit module aims to develop learner’s knowledge and understanding of the essential health concerns regarding neonates.

Teaching

Active learning will allow students to learn via collaboration, cooperation, and peer-based learning. Activities may include interactive lectures, clinical skills demonstration and supervised practice, small group activities, case-based discussions, workshops, practice simulations and tutorials.

Synchronous and asynchronous learning and teaching activities are delivered via a combination of study days and digital strategies at local sites or online using the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

Clinical skills development and simulation are delivered in fully-equipped, state of the art skills labs using a range of low and high-fidelity learning modalities.

Assessment

Formative assessment will take the form of peer presentations and group feedback.

For the summative assessment, learners will be expected to present a clinical case study of a neonate in their care.

Teaching Dates

This module may involve a mixture of online and face-to-face days. Face-to-face teaching will be held on or near the Great Ormond Street Hospital site.

• 09/01/2025
• 16/01/2025
• 23/01/2025
• 30/01/2025
• 20/02/2025
• 27/02/2025

Tutorial: Week commencing 10/03/2025 Assessment date: 03/04/2025

Entry Requirements

To undertake this module, you must be currently working in a role which involves looking after neonates (less than 28 days old or below 44 weeks corrected gestation) in healthcare. This module is open to all healthcare practitioners involved in the care of neonates. No professional registration is required.

Fees and Funding

The fees below refer to the 2024/25 academic year unless otherwise stated.

• Part-time learners: £64 per credit

Course fees are subject to annual inflation so the total costs for part-time study are shown here as a guide.

Learners who withdraw on or after the start date of the module will be liable for the full tuition fees.