Graduate and Post Graduate Certificate Fundamentals of General Practice Nursing
Designed to equip healthcare practitioners with the knowledge and skills to deliver person-centred care in General Practice
CPD for healthcare professionals

For any queries regarding admissions or enrolments, please contact the Professional Development Unit Admissions team
Email: pduadmissions@plymouth.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1752 586951
Visit: Professional Development Unit, Level 4 Rolle Building, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom.
Opening hours:
Monday–Thursday 8.30–7:00
Friday 8:30–16:30.
The Fundamentals of General Practice programme is made up of three modules: Transition into General Practice, Embedding in General Practice and Advancing within General Practice.
Credits
60
FHEQ Level
Level 6 (degree) or Level 7 (masters)
You will be supported in your academic studies by the programme lead and teaching team. In your clinical area you should be supported by your team leader or senior nurse and wider team to consolidate your competences.
Comprehensive tutor support and feedback will be available throughout the programme.Programme specification 2022/23 Timetable 2022/23
This programme aims to prepare practitioners moving into General Practice with knowledge, skills and capability to deliver person-centred care across the life course, understanding wider influences and principles of population health, generalism and integrated partnership working.
Education and training is quality assured and benchmarked against national standards to support practitioners to practice safely and effectively within their scope of professional practice.
Transition into General Practice
Degree – level 6
By the end of the module, the student will be able to:
Masters – level 7
By the end of the module, the student will be able to:
Degree – level 6
By the end of the module, the student will be able to:
Masters – level 7
By the end of the module, the student will be able to:
Advancing within General Practice
Degree – level 6
By the end of the module, the student will be able to:
Masters – level 7
By the end of the module, the student will be able to: