Postgraduate Diploma In Advanced Neonatal Practice
Course Information
Batch Coming Soon
Course Duration
1 year 9 months
Limited Seats Available
15-20 Seats
Where you'll learn
About the Institute
Queen Mary University
Founded in 1785 as the London Medical College, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is the amalgamation of four historic medical institutions, including England’s first medical school.
It was officially granted university status in 1887 and now offers over 240 degree programmes across three faculties: Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Engineering, and Medicine and Dentistry.
QMUL is a Russell Group university, operating across five campuses in London and at sites across Europe and Asia.
- In the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, QMUL ranked 16 in the UK, and 124 globally.
- The students are drawn from over 170 nationalities: approximately 41 per cent are from overseas, the university prides itself on having a vibrant and multicultural community
- QMUL has nine Nobel Prize winners among our former staff and students.
- Notable alumni include Ronald Ross, who discovered the origin and cure for malaria, Davidson Nicol, who discovered the breakdown of insulin in the human body, British politician Peter Hain, and Professor Andrew Pollard, the chief investigator of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Blizard Institute
The Blizard Institute, the largest institute of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, conducts research and education across various areas of modern biomedicine, specialising in cell biology, genomics, immunology, neuroscience, primary care, population health, and trauma sciences. With research contributing to Queen Mary's joint seventh position in the UK (REF 2021), the institute benefits from close collaboration with linked NHS hospital trusts, enriching teaching and research with diverse clinical insights. Barts Health NHS Trust, affiliated with the institute, hosts one of the UK's leading trauma and emergency care centres, Europe's largest Trauma Centre, and Europe's busiest Heart Centre.
Facilities
- Access to Queen Mary’s dedicated online portal, QMplus
- Video and audio recordings of all lectures and other online resources (journals, books and databases)
- Supplementary reading and a selection of relevant journal articles
- Student Café — this area of the website allows pictures and questions or messages to be posted for discussion within the group
- Access to our campus facilities if you decide to visit at any point during your course
About the Institute
Queen Mary University
Founded in 1785 as the London Medical College, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is the amalgamation of four historic medical institutions, including England’s first medical school.
It was officially granted university status in 1887 and now offers over 240 degree programmes across three faculties: Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Engineering, and Medicine and Dentistry.
QMUL is a Russell Group university, operating across five campuses in London and at sites across Europe and Asia.
- In the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, QMUL ranked 16 in the UK, and 124 globally.
- The students are drawn from over 170 nationalities: approximately 41 per cent are from overseas, the university prides itself on having a vibrant and multicultural community
- QMUL has nine Nobel Prize winners among our former staff and students.
- Notable alumni include Ronald Ross, who discovered the origin and cure for malaria, Davidson Nicol, who discovered the breakdown of insulin in the human body, British politician Peter Hain, and Professor Andrew Pollard, the chief investigator of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Blizard Institute
The Blizard Institute, the largest institute of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, conducts research and education across various areas of modern biomedicine, specialising in cell biology, genomics, immunology, neuroscience, primary care, population health, and trauma sciences. With research contributing to Queen Mary's joint seventh position in the UK (REF 2021), the institute benefits from close collaboration with linked NHS hospital trusts, enriching teaching and research with diverse clinical insights. Barts Health NHS Trust, affiliated with the institute, hosts one of the UK's leading trauma and emergency care centres, Europe's largest Trauma Centre, and Europe's busiest Heart Centre.
Facilities
- Access to Queen Mary’s dedicated online portal, QMplus
- Video and audio recordings of all lectures and other online resources (journals, books and databases)
- Supplementary reading and a selection of relevant journal articles
- Student Café — this area of the website allows pictures and questions or messages to be posted for discussion within the group
- Access to our campus facilities if you decide to visit at any point during your course
Teaching
You will learn by means of a variety of academic activities, including lectures, seminars and tutorials. Some of the taught material may be delivered by podcast with, where relevant, linked paper-based reading material.
You will have an Academic Adviser who will guide you in both academic and pastoral matters throughout your studies.
You will learn by means of a variety of academic activities, including lectures, seminars and tutorials. Some of the taught material may be delivered by podcast with, where relevant, linked paper-based reading material.
You will have an Academic Adviser who will guide you in both academic and pastoral matters throughout your studies.
Structure
Year 1 Modules (90 credits)
A narrative is thread through the modules by working through the pre-, peri- and post-natal assessment strategies, further developing these within the pathophysiology and treatment of medical and surgical clinical cases, consolidating treatment modalities with non-medical independent prescribing, and eventually considering these within ethical and clinical governance structures.
- Module 1 - Clinical assessment of the foetus, neonate and young infant (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 2 - Pathophysiology and management of neonatal medical conditions (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 3 - Pathophysiology and management neonatal surgical conditions (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 4 - Non-medical prescribing for the neonate (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 5 - Decision-making, communication and ethics in neonatology (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 6 - Transition to advanced neonatal practice - Leadership and management (Compulsory, 15 credits)
Year 2 Modules (90 credits)
This year consolidates your knowledge with two modules by working through research techniques, quality improvement and safety structures as they pertain to neonatal medicine and transport. There will be no further teaching for PGDip students after modules 7 and 8.
- Module 7 - Quality improvement and research methods in neonatology (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 8 - Ergonomics & Human Factors in neonatal medicine and transport (Compulsory, 15 credits)
Year 1 Modules (90 credits)
A narrative is thread through the modules by working through the pre-, peri- and post-natal assessment strategies, further developing these within the pathophysiology and treatment of medical and surgical clinical cases, consolidating treatment modalities with non-medical independent prescribing, and eventually considering these within ethical and clinical governance structures.
- Module 1 - Clinical assessment of the foetus, neonate and young infant (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 2 - Pathophysiology and management of neonatal medical conditions (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 3 - Pathophysiology and management neonatal surgical conditions (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 4 - Non-medical prescribing for the neonate (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 5 - Decision-making, communication and ethics in neonatology (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 6 - Transition to advanced neonatal practice - Leadership and management (Compulsory, 15 credits)
Year 2 Modules (90 credits)
This year consolidates your knowledge with two modules by working through research techniques, quality improvement and safety structures as they pertain to neonatal medicine and transport. There will be no further teaching for PGDip students after modules 7 and 8.
- Module 7 - Quality improvement and research methods in neonatology (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 8 - Ergonomics & Human Factors in neonatal medicine and transport (Compulsory, 15 credits)
Assessment
Taught modules will be assessed through a variety of oral and written assessments, for example critical appraisal of clinical cases and evaluation of the literature, which may include a written or oral presentation and/or video elements. Formative feedback on the discussion forum contributions will be an integral part of the moderated discussion, with faculty members responding to posts and offering feedback.
Taught modules will be assessed through a variety of oral and written assessments, for example critical appraisal of clinical cases and evaluation of the literature, which may include a written or oral presentation and/or video elements. Formative feedback on the discussion forum contributions will be an integral part of the moderated discussion, with faculty members responding to posts and offering feedback.
Fees and Study Options
Starting in : September 2024
Location : Distance Learning
Fees : £8,850
Duration : 21 months
- The course fee is charged per annum for 2 years
- Note that fees may be subject to an increase on an annual basis
Starting in : September 2024
Location : Distance Learning
Fees : £8,850
Duration : 21 months
- The course fee is charged per annum for 2 years
- Note that fees may be subject to an increase on an annual basis
Entry Requirements
Eligibility
- A medical degree (non-UK degrees marked on a grading scale must be equivalent to UK 2:2 degree)
- Also, at least one year experience working in a hospital as a health professional is essential
English Language Requirements
- If you got your degree in an English speaking country or if it was taught in English, and you studied within the last five years, you might not need an English language qualification
- You may be able to meet the English language requirement for your programme by joining a summer pre-sessional programme before starting your degree
Eligibility
- A medical degree (non-UK degrees marked on a grading scale must be equivalent to UK 2:2 degree)
- Also, at least one year experience working in a hospital as a health professional is essential
English Language Requirements
- If you got your degree in an English speaking country or if it was taught in English, and you studied within the last five years, you might not need an English language qualification
- You may be able to meet the English language requirement for your programme by joining a summer pre-sessional programme before starting your degree
Fees
£17,700
1 year 9 months Course
Postgraduate Diploma In Advanced Neonatal Practice
Help
Batch Coming Soon
Course Duration
1 year 9 months
Limited Seats Available
15-20 Seats
What you'll learn
The programme promotes critical thinking in the context of advanced clinical practice and is designed to develop the following capabilities:
- Provide and promote safe and effective clinical care to newborn infants in partnership with individuals, families, carers and stakeholders
- Provide values-based facilitative and strategic leadership across the neonatal clinical care pathway
- Advocate and contribute towards a positive learning culture that enables individuals and teams to continuously develop and improve care for newborn infants
- Advocate and contribute towards implementing evidence into practice and facilitating continuous quality improvement of local, regional, national neonatal care delivery and outcomes
The curriculum has been mapped to the British Association of Perinatal Medicine Capabilities Framework for Advanced Neonatal Practice, and the Health Education England Multi-Professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice.
The PGDip is delivered over two years with eight compulsory taught modules over four semesters. The programme takes students through a narrative that spans across the four pillars of Advanced Neonatal Practice (Clinical Practice, Leadership and Management, Education, and Research) and progressively helps develop the academic underpinnings to advanced clinical practice within neonatology.
We draw on local expertise at the Royal London Hospital for content delivery and academic supervision. The neonatal unit is part of the Children’s Hospital at the Royal London Hospital, and we have close working relationships with fetal, maternal, paediatric hospital and community services, neonatal/paediatric surgery and the full spectrum of specialist allied healthcare professionals as well as the London Neonatal Transfer Service.
Where you'll learn
About the Institute
Queen Mary University
Founded in 1785 as the London Medical College, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is the amalgamation of four historic medical institutions, including England’s first medical school.
It was officially granted university status in 1887 and now offers over 240 degree programmes across three faculties: Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Engineering, and Medicine and Dentistry.
QMUL is a Russell Group university, operating across five campuses in London and at sites across Europe and Asia.
- In the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, QMUL ranked 16 in the UK, and 124 globally.
- The students are drawn from over 170 nationalities: approximately 41 per cent are from overseas, the university prides itself on having a vibrant and multicultural community
- QMUL has nine Nobel Prize winners among our former staff and students.
- Notable alumni include Ronald Ross, who discovered the origin and cure for malaria, Davidson Nicol, who discovered the breakdown of insulin in the human body, British politician Peter Hain, and Professor Andrew Pollard, the chief investigator of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Blizard Institute
The Blizard Institute, the largest institute of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, conducts research and education across various areas of modern biomedicine, specialising in cell biology, genomics, immunology, neuroscience, primary care, population health, and trauma sciences. With research contributing to Queen Mary's joint seventh position in the UK (REF 2021), the institute benefits from close collaboration with linked NHS hospital trusts, enriching teaching and research with diverse clinical insights. Barts Health NHS Trust, affiliated with the institute, hosts one of the UK's leading trauma and emergency care centres, Europe's largest Trauma Centre, and Europe's busiest Heart Centre.
Facilities
- Access to Queen Mary’s dedicated online portal, QMplus
- Video and audio recordings of all lectures and other online resources (journals, books and databases)
- Supplementary reading and a selection of relevant journal articles
- Student Café — this area of the website allows pictures and questions or messages to be posted for discussion within the group
- Access to our campus facilities if you decide to visit at any point during your course
About the Institute
Queen Mary University
Founded in 1785 as the London Medical College, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is the amalgamation of four historic medical institutions, including England’s first medical school.
It was officially granted university status in 1887 and now offers over 240 degree programmes across three faculties: Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Engineering, and Medicine and Dentistry.
QMUL is a Russell Group university, operating across five campuses in London and at sites across Europe and Asia.
- In the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, QMUL ranked 16 in the UK, and 124 globally.
- The students are drawn from over 170 nationalities: approximately 41 per cent are from overseas, the university prides itself on having a vibrant and multicultural community
- QMUL has nine Nobel Prize winners among our former staff and students.
- Notable alumni include Ronald Ross, who discovered the origin and cure for malaria, Davidson Nicol, who discovered the breakdown of insulin in the human body, British politician Peter Hain, and Professor Andrew Pollard, the chief investigator of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Blizard Institute
The Blizard Institute, the largest institute of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, conducts research and education across various areas of modern biomedicine, specialising in cell biology, genomics, immunology, neuroscience, primary care, population health, and trauma sciences. With research contributing to Queen Mary's joint seventh position in the UK (REF 2021), the institute benefits from close collaboration with linked NHS hospital trusts, enriching teaching and research with diverse clinical insights. Barts Health NHS Trust, affiliated with the institute, hosts one of the UK's leading trauma and emergency care centres, Europe's largest Trauma Centre, and Europe's busiest Heart Centre.
Facilities
- Access to Queen Mary’s dedicated online portal, QMplus
- Video and audio recordings of all lectures and other online resources (journals, books and databases)
- Supplementary reading and a selection of relevant journal articles
- Student Café — this area of the website allows pictures and questions or messages to be posted for discussion within the group
- Access to our campus facilities if you decide to visit at any point during your course
Teaching
You will learn by means of a variety of academic activities, including lectures, seminars and tutorials. Some of the taught material may be delivered by podcast with, where relevant, linked paper-based reading material.
You will have an Academic Adviser who will guide you in both academic and pastoral matters throughout your studies.
You will learn by means of a variety of academic activities, including lectures, seminars and tutorials. Some of the taught material may be delivered by podcast with, where relevant, linked paper-based reading material.
You will have an Academic Adviser who will guide you in both academic and pastoral matters throughout your studies.
Structure
Year 1 Modules (90 credits)
A narrative is thread through the modules by working through the pre-, peri- and post-natal assessment strategies, further developing these within the pathophysiology and treatment of medical and surgical clinical cases, consolidating treatment modalities with non-medical independent prescribing, and eventually considering these within ethical and clinical governance structures.
- Module 1 - Clinical assessment of the foetus, neonate and young infant (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 2 - Pathophysiology and management of neonatal medical conditions (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 3 - Pathophysiology and management neonatal surgical conditions (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 4 - Non-medical prescribing for the neonate (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 5 - Decision-making, communication and ethics in neonatology (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 6 - Transition to advanced neonatal practice - Leadership and management (Compulsory, 15 credits)
Year 2 Modules (90 credits)
This year consolidates your knowledge with two modules by working through research techniques, quality improvement and safety structures as they pertain to neonatal medicine and transport. There will be no further teaching for PGDip students after modules 7 and 8.
- Module 7 - Quality improvement and research methods in neonatology (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 8 - Ergonomics & Human Factors in neonatal medicine and transport (Compulsory, 15 credits)
Year 1 Modules (90 credits)
A narrative is thread through the modules by working through the pre-, peri- and post-natal assessment strategies, further developing these within the pathophysiology and treatment of medical and surgical clinical cases, consolidating treatment modalities with non-medical independent prescribing, and eventually considering these within ethical and clinical governance structures.
- Module 1 - Clinical assessment of the foetus, neonate and young infant (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 2 - Pathophysiology and management of neonatal medical conditions (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 3 - Pathophysiology and management neonatal surgical conditions (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 4 - Non-medical prescribing for the neonate (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 5 - Decision-making, communication and ethics in neonatology (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 6 - Transition to advanced neonatal practice - Leadership and management (Compulsory, 15 credits)
Year 2 Modules (90 credits)
This year consolidates your knowledge with two modules by working through research techniques, quality improvement and safety structures as they pertain to neonatal medicine and transport. There will be no further teaching for PGDip students after modules 7 and 8.
- Module 7 - Quality improvement and research methods in neonatology (Compulsory, 15 credits)
- Module 8 - Ergonomics & Human Factors in neonatal medicine and transport (Compulsory, 15 credits)
Assessment
Taught modules will be assessed through a variety of oral and written assessments, for example critical appraisal of clinical cases and evaluation of the literature, which may include a written or oral presentation and/or video elements. Formative feedback on the discussion forum contributions will be an integral part of the moderated discussion, with faculty members responding to posts and offering feedback.
Taught modules will be assessed through a variety of oral and written assessments, for example critical appraisal of clinical cases and evaluation of the literature, which may include a written or oral presentation and/or video elements. Formative feedback on the discussion forum contributions will be an integral part of the moderated discussion, with faculty members responding to posts and offering feedback.
Fees and Study Options
Starting in : September 2024
Location : Distance Learning
Fees : £8,850
Duration : 21 months
- The course fee is charged per annum for 2 years
- Note that fees may be subject to an increase on an annual basis
Starting in : September 2024
Location : Distance Learning
Fees : £8,850
Duration : 21 months
- The course fee is charged per annum for 2 years
- Note that fees may be subject to an increase on an annual basis
Entry Requirements
Eligibility
- A medical degree (non-UK degrees marked on a grading scale must be equivalent to UK 2:2 degree)
- Also, at least one year experience working in a hospital as a health professional is essential
English Language Requirements
- If you got your degree in an English speaking country or if it was taught in English, and you studied within the last five years, you might not need an English language qualification
- You may be able to meet the English language requirement for your programme by joining a summer pre-sessional programme before starting your degree
Eligibility
- A medical degree (non-UK degrees marked on a grading scale must be equivalent to UK 2:2 degree)
- Also, at least one year experience working in a hospital as a health professional is essential
English Language Requirements
- If you got your degree in an English speaking country or if it was taught in English, and you studied within the last five years, you might not need an English language qualification
- You may be able to meet the English language requirement for your programme by joining a summer pre-sessional programme before starting your degree