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PGDip Specialist Practice Community (District Nursing) at University of Chester

University of Chester, United Kingdom

Programme overview

This Postgraduate Diploma offers practical support to qualified nurses in delivering advanced practice in a community setting and undertaking quality improvement or service evaluations. On completion of this course, students will have met the NMC requirements of an SPQ District Nurse and will feel confident in their ability to manage complex cases, deliver advanced practice interventions, deliver quality improvement, and evaluate changes made.

Faculty: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society  |  Department: School of Nursing and Midwifery  |  Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2026, September 2027  |  Location: Chester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Innovative Leadership & Service Improvement in Specialist Practice District Nursing, Advanced Level Consultation and Decision Making to Formulate Differential Diagnosis 1, Contemporary Public Health and Wellbeing Across the Lifespan, Advancing Independent and Supplementary Prescribing in Practice, Advancing Community Practice through Research, Audit and Quality Improvement.

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Entry requirements

Extra Requirements: Essential registration and professional experience: 1.; Interview: As a prospective student, you will usually be interviewed by an academic with expertise in the course, alongside practice partners, employers, stakeholders, and often a Practice Assessor, or Supervisor, or service user.; Occupational Health: An Occupational Health check is required

Domestic applicants: GBP 2,020 for the whole programme (2026/27). £2,020 (2026/27) (course fee as listed) Source

Intake: September 2026, September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

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