MSc Primary Healthcare

This is an innovative new programme designed to meet the needs of health care workers employed in primary healthcare that can be accessed at degree level or Masters level.

This course is contemporary and service focused in that it has theoretical content designed in partnership with Primary Care Practitioners, General Practitioners and the Local Health Board.

This course is particularly useful for General Practice nurses, community nurses and prison nurses employed in a primary care setting.

KEY COURSE FEATURES

• Ordinarily, students will be working in the field of primary care.
• Contemporary professional speakers who are working in the field of primary care.
• There is funding available from Welsh Government for Nurses employed in the community in Wales.

ASSESSMENT & TEACHING

Assessment strategies include:

Essays
Portfolios
Practical competencies.
Exam for Non-Medical Prescribing
Poster presentation

CAREER PROSPECTS

The MSc in Primary Healthcare offers a new professional approach to managing the complex needs of patients in the primary healthcare setting.

This programme will appeal strongly to potential and current employers who are seeking to enhance the skill set of their employees, improve care standards; or indeed diversify elements of provision to meet the constantly changing demands of health policy and practice, locally, nationally and globally within primary healthcare.

In addition, these programmes will provide a comprehensive and flexible opportunity for students seeking to follow or develop their careers within the primary healthcare setting. The nurses who exit these programmes will be clinically relevant members of the workforce who are up to date with their clinical, political and educational requirements and will be prepared to meet the needs of the current and future primary care agenda.