PG Cert Advancing Integrated Urgent Care Practice at University of Derby

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Certificate in Advancing Integrated Urgent Care Practice enables you to develop your clinical decision-making skills and knowledge. Alongside advancing practice in settings that require remote consultation, this programme is also suitable for those looking to further their clinical knowledge and skills, and work towards specialist or advanced practice roles in areas such as primary care, out-of-hours care, or community.

What you will study

Postgraduate certificate core modules: Fundamentals of Integrated Urgent Care, Leading Clinical Practice, Applied Clinical Decision Making.

Career pathways

Practitioners on this programme are employees or self-employed within health and social care organisations across a diverse range of settings. The programme offers structured professional development for expanding scope of practice within already challenging roles, enabling you to achieve professional qualifications and professional recognition.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Academic Pre-requisites; Applicants should normally have a first degree.; If you do not hold a first degree, you must have successfully undertaken a minimum of one level 6 (undergraduate) or level 7 (postgraduate) module within the past 5 years.; Professional Pre-requisites; In addition to the academic requirements, you will need to be a qualified health professional with active registration as either a Pharmacist (on the General Pharmaceutical Council register), Nurse or Midwife (on the Nursing and Midwifery Register), or a professional on the Health and Care Professions Register.; You will need to be actively practicing in a patient-facing role for a minimum of one day per week.; Recognition of Prior Learning; Recognition of Prior Learning: This programme contains some modules that may have previously been undertaken. These previously acquired credits may be recognised towards the awards. Details and extra guidance are available via The Standard Assessment regulations .

Domestic applicants: GBP 3,240 for the whole programme (2026/27). Total course fee for online study; same fee for UK/EU/international students Source

International applicants: GBP 3,240 for the whole programme (2026/27). Total course fee for online study; same fee for UK/EU/international students Source

Intake: September

Duration: Part-time: 1 year

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