Paediatric physical assessment skills: understanding of the differences in ages for examination purposes, history taking, treatment and planning.

Exploration of the prevalence of child and adolescent mental health disorders and consideration of appropriate interventions.

Prevention and early intervention and the importance of this in improving the mental health of children and young people.

Developing greater understanding of the common emotional, behavioural and mental health issues experienced by children, young people and their families.

This module will give you a critical insight into the mental health of older people, with a particular focus on the main demographically/epidemiologically prevalent issues of dementia, delirium and depression. As the ethos of the module is maintaining personhood, you will examine strategies for maximising independence, choice and mental well-being and develop a critical awareness of relationship-centred approaches.

This module seeks to enable healthcare professionals from a range of professional backgrounds and settings to develop knowledge and understanding of essential elements which contribute to improving monitoring and management of long term conditions, whilst enabling them to respond to and challenge practice for themselves and others.

Prepares nurse to competently deliver sexual health services within professional, legal and governance in primary healthcare settings.

Management of COPD as a long-term condition, behavioural change treatment interventions, personal efficacy.

This module is focussed on patients who have palliative care needs. Students will be encouraged to consider the many components that contribute to the delivery of quality palliative care. A flexible learning approach is adopted to assist in the development of specific knowledge relating to the management of symptoms in advanced disease.

This module is focussed on patients who have palliative care needs, students will be encouraged to consider the many components that contribute to the delivery of quality palliative care. A flexible learning approach is adopted to assist in the development of specific knowledge relating to the principles of palliative care in both the cancer patient and patients suffering diseases other than cancer.

This module will enable the practitioner to critically examine their practice when caring for this vulnerable group of patients and will consider the holistic needs of the patient and their carers. Participants will be encouraged to reflect and explore personal experiences arising from their own clinical practice in order to consider enhancing their professional practice.

This module focusses on concepts of care in cancer care with a central focus on the patients and their families and an understanding of common cancers.

The module will provide the opportunity to explore a wide arrange of respiratory disorders, assessment and current treatment options.

Develop knowledge and skills for undertaking a comprehensive health history and physical assessment. In order to ensure safe patient care, students will be engaged in practical skills and knowledge and development.

This module focuses on the holistic needs of the patient undergoing chemotherapy and their family/ carers. The impact of chemotherapy treatment for the patient will be explored from a physiological, pharmacological and biopsycho-social perspective and learners will be encouraged to reflect and explore personal experiences arising from clinical practice.

The module allows you to explore Neonatal Intensive practice with colleagues from many units in the region, to engage in discussion and debate to understand the complexities and challenges caring for an infant and their family receiving Intensive care. The module builds on knowledge gained in the special and High Dependency module, and explores the specialist intensive care needs of infants in neonatal units, to understand how thermoregulation, nutrition, pain management, palliative care and infection control among many topics. You will also understand the physiological changes as an infant adapts to extra uterine life, and how problems with this transition lead to infants requiring Intensive care.

To equip practitioners with the knowledge and skills required for the safe care of children and young people in intensive care. 

This module enables midwives and neonatal professionals to enhance their existing skills and expertise in examination and care of the newborn.

This module is designed for practitioners who work in the acute hospital ward/ department setting or are new to critical care areas. It aims to give practitioners an increased ability to assess and manage patients with acute/ critical illness. It will introduce practitioners to recent developments in acute and critical care. This module will give practitioners the knowledge to assess and manage the early phases of acute and critical illness. 

Develop knowledge and skills for undertaking a comprehensive health history and physical assessment. In order to ensure safe patient care, students will be engaged in practical skills and knowledge and development.

Develop knowledge and skills for undertaking a comprehensive health history and physical assessment. In order to ensure safe patient care, students will be engaged in practical skills and knowledge and development. This module is focussed on history taking required for professionals working in Primary Care.

Develop knowledge and skills for undertaking a comprehensive assessment in Mental Health and LD. In order to ensure safe patient care, students will be engaged in practical skills and knowledge and development.

Provide opportunities for practitioners to develop knowledge and skills for non-medical prescribing.  Our expert prescriber lecturers and medical partnership working enable students to appraise relevant sources of information, advice and support available for decision-making in practice.

The knowledge and skills required for the safe care of critically ill children and young people.

A holistic approach to the assessment of psychological management of physical disease, including cognitive behavioural therapy and motivational interviewing.

This module promotes increased understanding and knowledge of the prevention of diabetes, complications, management and supporting the patient and their family.

Prepares nurse to competently deliver sexual health services within professional, legal and governance in primary healthcare settings.

This programme is a key qualification needed for anyone wanting to become and advanced practitioner or operate in an advanced practice role.

This module will enhance your knowledge and understanding of a range of presentations and initial measures to stabilise the child. The focus is on the multi-disciplinary team; developing a care plan related to emergency and high dependency settings. You study the assessment of potentially life-threatening symptoms in children from birth to adolescence, from the first point of contact until the child’s discharge or transfer. You link theory to practice through case studies and patient simulation.

Level 6: This module discusses current issues in end of life care for the patient and their family and how these might be addressed. The module is delivered via distance-learning, utilising the virtual learning environment (VLE) e-learning@tees over ten weeks. The VLE contains learning materials that address key topic areas you study, including: handling difficult questions, symptom management, ethical issues and caring for the dying patient. You are supported throughout the module while undertaking a variety of activities including group discussions relating to the holistic management of palliative care patients. Level 7: This module aims to prepare experienced healthcare practitioners to develop a sound knowledge base in the area of end-of-life care. Through distance-learning activities the module will develop the student's ability to critically analyse and evaluate the provision of end of life within the student's own area of practice. It will encourage the student to consider how end-of-life care is delivered and how it can be further developed or enhanced.Students accessing this module will be practitioners in health care and be involved with patients and their families in end-of-life care situations.

The provision of care to those with long-term health conditions continues to be a significant challenge. This award equips registered health care practitioners engaged in the field of long-term health conditions with the necessary knowledge and skills to contribute to the effective assessment and management. It is suitable for registered health care practitioners working in the field of long-term health conditions. Running over seven weeks, the course facilitates the development of practitioners who are able to respond in analytical and innovative ways to the challenging needs of those with long-term health conditions. This is achieved through the development of a robust knowledge-base and use of appropriate physical and clinical examination skills to undertake the assessment of complex health care needs or those presenting with more acute exacerbations, using a range of evidence-based assessment tools and consultation models to enable accurate differential diagnostic decision making. The health care practitioner assesses the health-related needs of families and other informal carers, looking at developing therapeutic relationships and utilising creative problem-solving that enables shared decision-making for the development of care plans, anticipatory care and the delivery of care packages.

This is a blended-learning award for a registered multiprofessional students. Study this award and you develop the knowledge and skills you need to help holistically manage clients with diabetes in primary care. You explore pathophysiology, epidemiology, screening, monitoring, diagnosis, pharmaceutical therapeutics, medical devices and the psychosocial consequences of diabetes. You study the taught content?over 10 weeks through blended learning this is over five full days on alternating weeks over the 10-week period. Your assessment submission is two weeks after completing the taught content (week 12).

This course trains you to carry out an in-depth history and conduct systematic physical examinations of different areas of the body including the respiratory system, cardiovascular system and the central nervous system. You will also learn best practice in documenting and communicating your findings.

You gain a comprehensive knowledge of trauma assessment and management systems within the acute phase of trauma management. You study the assessment, care and management of children and adults with life-threatening traumatic injuries who require emergency care within pre-hospital or emergency department settings.

This award facilitates healthcare professionals to develop, enhance, appraise and evaluate evidence-based knowledge underpinning the issues relating to electrocardiography interpretation and treatment of the adult patient with cardiac disease. The award addresses the multi-professional care and management of clients who require cardiac monitoring.

This module develops Health and Care Professions Council registered paramedics’ knowledge and skills in the management of patients presenting to the ambulance service following non-urgent 999/111 calls within the pre-hospital environment. It will enhance the paramedics skills to support clinical decision-making and autonomous practice. The module will also focus on the development of clinical reasoning and problem solving skills to enhance paramedic practice. In addition the roles and responsibilities of the multi-disciplinary team and referral pathways will be critically explored. Students will further develop their comprehensive knowledge and skills in assessment and management of minor injuries and illness throughout the lifespan. Ethical, legal and professional issues surrounding autonomous practice will be analysed and evaluated. Clinical skills will be developed to manage patients who do not require immediate transportation to acute care.

Module will develop physical assessment and interpretative skills to support clinical decision-making in practice.