Advanced Clinical Practice in Primary Care
| Module title | Advanced Clinical Practice in Primary Care |
|---|---|
| Module code | HPDM184DA |
| Academic year | 2025/6 |
| Credits | 15 |
| Module staff | Miss Kirstie Brown (Convenor) |
| Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: Weeks | *See note below |
Module description
*Please note that Degree Apprenticeship programmes have variable start dates and modules are taught across the full year.
This module focuses specifically on Primary Care in relation to the Four Pillars of Advanced Practice and how this can innovate and change future Primary Care.
This module provides all health care practitioners (HCPs) who work in primary care an opportunity to examine the core ideas that underpin daily practice. You will develop a comprehensive understanding of the core principles of primary care in relation to advanced clinical practice and reflect on the importance of cross discipline working and its impact on the patient journey.
The module uses a flipped approach (the course content is online allowing you to prepare much of the material before the contact days). The contact days therefore focus on applying ideas to practice using a combination of small groups, masterclasses and interactive sessions.
Module aims - intentions of the module
This module aims to provide a knowledge of why primary care systems are so effective in delivering healthcare and the principles of Primary Care that underpin this efficacy. It will provide an understanding of primary care systems and the underpinning knowledge necessary to support positive change within your workplace.
You will develop a comprehensive understanding of the core principles of primary care and its relationship with advanced clinical practice. You will also critically reflect on the importance of cross discipline team working and its impact on the patient journey. In addition, you will consider core management and leadership techniques and consider how HCPs can maintain wellbeing and resilience in primary care practice.
The module will also include the following areas within the teaching to improve understanding of:
- Leadership and Management
- Research
- Education
- Clinical Roles and Responsibilities
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
ILO: Module-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 1. Critically evaluate the evidence underpinning the efficacy of advanced clinical practice within contemporary primary-care led health systems.
- 2. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the core principles of primary care and its relationship with advanced clinical practice.
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 3. Critically reflect on the importance of cross discipline team working within Primary Care and its impact on the patient journey.
- 4. Critically reflect on professional identity and sense of belongingness in primary care and the wider healthcare system.
- 5. Critically analyse and apply clinical method and clinical reasoning in relation to advanced clinical practice within primary care.
ILO: Personal and key skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 6. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of maintaining wellbeing and resilience in primary care practice.
- 7. Critically analyse core leadership and management techniques for primary care.
Syllabus plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, an example of an overall structure is as follows:
- The evidence underpinning the efficiency of primary care and primary care-based healthcare systems with the purpose of enabling participants to have a critical awareness of current problems and new insights in their area of professional practice. Key areas to cover might include:
- Understanding the different approaches to primary and secondary care, and in particular, clinical reasoning and clinical method in primary care
- What are the core principles that underpin efficacy of primary healthcare with a focus on the patient journey
- Principles of self-management and management of others in primary care settings with a focus on multidisciplinary working
- Self-management; preserving health and wellbeing in practice / addressing imposter syndrome / career management
- Management and leadership of others; influencing, time and task management, project management, consultation and presentation skills
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | 35 | 0 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 20 | A combination of lectures, seminars and small group work |
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 20 | E-learning. Action learning, participation in discussion forums and collaborative activities |
| Guided independent study | 35 | Guided reading. Preparation for assessment |
| This module is delivered as part of an integrated degree apprenticeship programme. The total required study hours for the programme have been designed in accordance with the ESFA regulations. |
Formative assessment
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer reviewed digital education tool | 300-500 words | 1-7 | Peer feedback |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
Details of summative assessment
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical evaluation essay | 100 | 2,000 words | 1-7 | Written feedback |
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Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical evaluation essay (100%) | Critical evaluation essay (2000 words) | 1-7 | Within 6 weeks of the mark release date |
Re-assessment notes
In the event of you failing either of the assessments, the module will be capped at 49 until the assessment is passed.
All items of assessment must be passed in order to pass the module.
Resubmission of a revised written assignment should include response to the written feedback provided on first assessment.
If you pass re-assessments taken as a result of deferral, your re-assessment will be treated as it would be if it were your first attempt at the assessment and your overall mark will not be capped.
If you pass re-assessments taken as a result of referral (i.e. following initial failure in the assessment), the overall module mark will be capped at 50%.
If you fail re-assessments taken as a result of referral (i.e. following initial failure in the assessment), you will be failed in the module.
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
- Cooper, N & Frain, J. (2017) ABC of Clinical Reasoning. West Sussex, John Wiley & Sons.
- Ryle, C. (2019) Risk and Reasoning in Clinical Diagnosis. OUP
- Trenoweth, S & Moone, N (2017) Psychosocial assessment in mental health. London, Sage.
- Kumar & Clark’s Clinical Medicine [electronic resource]
- Silverman, J et al (2013) Skills for communicating with patients, 3rd edition. CRC Press
- Panesa, S. (2014) Patient safety and healthcare improvement at a glance. Wiley Blackwell.
- Primary care for paramedics – Class Professional Publishing – in press
Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources
- ELE – faculty to provide hyperlink to appropriate pages at https://ele.exeter.ac.uk/
| Credit value | 15 |
|---|---|
| Module ECTS | 7.5 |
| Module pre-requisites | None |
| Module co-requisites | None |
| NQF level (module) | 7 |
| Available as distance learning? | No |
| Origin date | 22/04/2024 |
