CPD modules in Clinical Skills
We offer a wide range of continuing professional development (CPD) modules covering clinical skills for a variety healthcare professionals.
Modules
Select a module to find out more.
- Advanced Clinical Assessment (GP)
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The module will delve into the understanding of the evidence base that underpins clinical decision-making and critically explore the interprofessional context of care delivery and professional boundaries.
- Advanced Clinical Assessment (Neonatal)
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This module is open to nurses and allied healthcare professionals who work in a neonatal setting and will help them gain competence in undertaking a structured patient consultation.
- Advanced Clinical Assessment (Paediatrics)
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This module is open to nurses and allied healthcare professionals who work in a paediatric setting and will help them gain competence in undertaking a structured patient consultation.
- Developing Clinical Practice
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This unit is suitable for practitioners interested in developing a clinical practice or protocol for their own clinical environment and providing the evidence base to support the practice.
- Developing Clinical Practice - renal (online)
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This unit is suitable for practitioners interested in developing a clinical practice or protocol for their own clinical environment and providing the evidence base to support the practice.
- Evidence-Based Practice (online)
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This unit is designed for nursing or allied health professionals who wish to develop skills in critical appraisal and evidence utilisation.
- Evidence-Based Practice - renal online
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This unit is designed for renal nursing or allied health professionals who wish to develop skills in critical appraisal and evidence utilisation.
- Evidence-Based Stroke Care
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This unit is suitable for health care professionals who need knowledge and understanding of the care and management of a person affected by stroke.
- Paediatric Wound Care
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This module is designed give you the knowledge and skills to provide paediatric wound care in line with current national policy.
- Recognising and Responding to the Deteriorating Patient (Online)
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The course focuses on normal and abnormal pathophysiology and the subsequent skills and knowledge needed to recognise and respond to renal patients who are at risk of deterioration.
Tuition fees
Home students
The standard fee for each CPD module in Clinical Skills for home students is as follows. Other fees may apply depending on your employer.
| Credits | 2023/24 fee | 2024/25 fee |
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| 10 credits | £670 | £690 |
| 15 credits | £1,005 | £1,035 |
| 20 credits | £1,340 | £1,380 |
| 30 credits | £2,010 | £2,070 |
| 40 credits | £2,680 | £2,760 |
| 60 credits | £4,020 | £4,140 |
Overseas students
The standard fee for each CPD module in Clinical Skills for overseas students is as follows.
- 2023/24 – £128 per credit
- 2024/25 – £133 per credit
Other fees may apply. You may be able to pay the home fee for distance learning modules. Please email ahpnm-admissions@sheffield.ac.uk for more information.
Funding your studies
There is NHS funding available to support the continuing professional development of healthcare professionals. We also accept sponsored and self-funding students.
How to apply
Find out how to apply for a CPD module in the School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery.
Degree programmes and apprenticeships
We also offer the following degree programmes and apprenticeships for healthcare practitioners.