Chronic heart failure

Who should attend this course?

The course is suitable for all qualified health professionals who are professionally registered with a UK regulatory body and who are working with patients with chronic heart failure.

You must work for a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Course content

This course enables you to develop your knowledge and understanding about the contemporary approaches to the management of chronic heart failure.

The course covers the following topics:

• The path physiology of chronic heart failure
• National guidelines for the management of chronic heart failure.
• The medical management of chronic heart failure
• The role of the nurse
• Palliative care in heart failure
• Heart failure as a long term condition
• The lived experience of heart failure
• Psychological aspects of heart failure.

Download a printable version of the leaflet for the chronic heart failure course

How does this course map the NHS KSF?

The NMC developmental framework to support learning in practice take account of the NHS KSF core dimensions with interrelationships and indicative links between these and the 8 domains.

Assessment

Assessment is 100% coursework based on a 3,000 word patient case study that reflects application of the contemporary approaches to the management of chronic heart failure.

Why choose this course?

How to apply

Apply for the Chronic heart failure

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Course fees

Credit/level : 30 credits at level 6 or 7.

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Contract funding for NHS staff

The University is contracted by the NHS to provide post-registration education/CPD and training for its health professionals.

If you are an NHS employee contact the senior manager responsible for post-registration education/CPD in your Trust to check if the course you wish to attend can be supported by the Trust's contract with our University.

Study routes

• Part Time

Locations

• University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield