PgDip Specialist Practice (District Nursing) at Queen Margaret University

Programme overview

The PgDip Specialist Practice (District Nursing) is for NMC registered nurses working in, or wishing to work in, community district nursing and leads to the NMC Specialist Practitioner Qualification. It is delivered full time and part time with September starts, combining campus teaching, placement and online learning.

Faculty: School of Health Sciences | Department: Nursing and Paramedic Science | Duration: 1 year full time or 18 months part time | Intake: September 2026 | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Musselburgh (Edinburgh), Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Four 20-credit modules (Assessing and Planning Care for Persons, People and Populations; Using and Creating Evidence to Improve Health and Wellbeing; Providing and Evaluating Person-Centred Care within Community Contexts; Leading and Managing Person-Centred Specialist Practice), a 40-credit Independent and Supplementary Prescribing module and a non-credit module Evidencing Development as a Person-Centred Specialist Practitioner.

Career pathways

Graduates are equipped to work as specialist practitioner district nurses, with good job opportunities locally and across the UK.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must be on part 1 of the NMC register (Adult). Recommended: at least one year of NMC registration at the start of the programme (V300 entry requirement), a period of experience consolidating pre-registration outcomes, a degree with level 10 or 11 study within the past 5 years, and access to a practice learning environment, Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor (arranged by the sponsoring health board). Interviews are held with partner health boards. A satisfactory criminal records check is required.

Domestic applicants: GBP 6,540 a year (2026/27). Scotland/RUK/ROI. Full-time tuition per year. Source

Intake: September 2026

Duration: 1 year full time or 18 months part time

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