The school holds its annual conference for students on the Public Health (District Nursing, Health Visiting or School Nursing) MSc/PGDip/Bsc(Hons)/GDip Postgraduate taught degree.
By Mr Shamim Quadir (Senior Communications Officer), Published (Updated )
On Thursday 31 August, the School of Health & Psychological Sciences held its annual, all-day conference for students on its Public Health (District Nursing, Health Visiting or School Nursing) Postgraduate taught degree programme, which offers routes for qualified midwives and nurses to further their careers in the areas of district nursing, health visiting or school nursing.
The core programme allows for a range of exit points to allow students to obtain a master’s degree (MSc), postgraduate diploma (PGDip), bachelor’s degree (Bsc Hons) or graduate diploma (GDip) qualification. Dependent upon the practitioner route followed, on successful completion of the programme, graduates are eligible to apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Specialist Practice District Nurse, or to register as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse if they want to become a health visitor or school nurse.
Patricia Burrows, Programme Director and Senior Lecturer in Public Health (Health Visiting) at the Department of Nursing, welcomed participants to the conference and delivered her talk on how students on the programme can best navigate the additional dissertation element of study undertaken to convert from other routes of study to master’s study.
Reflecting on the conference, Louise Mullins, Lecturer in Public Health (Health Visiting) and UNICEF/BFI (Breast Feeding Initiative) Lead said:
Students participated in the new Public Health and Specialist Community Nursing programme (SCPHN/SPQ) consultation facilitated by Louise Mullins and Patricia Burrows.
UNICEF accreditation
City, University of London delivers the only Specialist Community Public Health programme in London which is accredited by UNICEF's BFI.