PGDip Primary and Community Care SPQ District Nursing at University of Surrey

On this course, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills to become an exceptional and compassionate district nurse. You’ll work at an advanced level to deliver, lead and influence care for the benefit of the individual and community you serve.

Department: School of Health Sciences  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Guildford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

On our District Nursing PGDip course, you’ll study a comprehensive curriculum, which covers a wide range of topics relevant to community and district nursing practice. We will teach you how to deliver high-quality evidence-based care to individuals in the home environment and support carers, families and communities everywhere. You will acquire the specialist knowledge, skills and attributes needed to work as a nurse in the community, where more autonomous decision-making is required. Core modules include Introduction to Public Health, Advancing Practice in Long Term Conditions, Research Design and Methodology, Effective Leadership in Professional Practice, Advanced Medicines Management, Patient Safety, Quality and Risk, Essentials of Specialist Practice and Health Assessment.

Career pathways

On completion of the course, you will gain the NMC recordable qualification of Community Nursing SPQ District Nursing. You will also be eligible to apply to our Specialist Practice Nursing (Top Up) MSc programme for up to five years after graduating.

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