Minor Illness Management
The Minor Illness Management module will be replaced from September 2025. The replacement modules are currently going through validation and will be added to this site as soon as possible. If you have already applied for the September 2025 intake of Minor Illness Management, we will contact you/your trust as soon as the new modules are available.
Minor Illness is an ideal module for registered clinicians who are expected to work at an advanced level of practice within a community setting, such as a GP surgery or unplanned care/walk in/urgent treatment centre and are expected to see, assess, diagnose and manage patients with a variety of health conditions.
This level 7 module covers the theory and practice of advanced physical assessment, examination, and management of patients presenting with a variety of health conditions commonly seen in primary care settings. It is envisaged that this module will prepare the primary care ACP on their journey to towards achieving an autonomous advanced level practice qualification, underpinned with contemporary evidence, and be aligned with the core capabilities set out in the multi-Professional framework for Advanced clinical practice in primary care.
Fees and Funding for 2025/26
| Indicative price for stand-alone module |
Home student: £1,720 EU / International students: £2,870 - this is part-time study and therefore cannot provide sponsorship for Tier 4. |
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| How to apply |
To apply for a self-funded place, please complete and return the application form below: To apply for a Workforce Development / Workforce Transformation funding WDF/WTF funded place, please complete and return the relevant application form below: Further information and Workforce Development Funding / CPD Funding online application form |
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Entry requirements
The student should be on the relevant professional register and have the ability to work at Masters level 7. This module would be suitable for health care professionals working in an unscheduled care setting. It is expected that the student will have 100% attendance. Relevant workplace opportunities and organisational support should be in place to enable the student to achieve successful completion of the module.
The above must be evidenced in the applicants application form
International students must have reliable internet access and suply IELTS scores.
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Attendance
Delivery Method:
This module is delivered at our Collegiate Crescent Campus
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Provisional timetable
Please see the provisional attendance (25/26) timetable below:
Intake month
September 25
Start date
Usually last Wednesday in September
Mode
Face-to-face
Holiday
October ½ term
Duration
6 full day sessions every Wednesday consecutively unless ½ term. 2 full days (Wednesdays) needed for the OSCEs part way through the module.
Mock OSCE
Early December
Real OSCE
Mid-January
Case study
Late January
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Assessment
Module assessment is made up of one or more assessment tasks. The assessment task(s) for this module are:
- 3,000-word case study
- OSCE based on 3 clinical scenarios
- 90 hours supervised Practice (arm's length) - from a mentor at ACP level or above
Successful completion of this module will earn you 30 level 7 credits
Further details
For further information please contact the module leader Soumya Eldhose - s.eldhose@shu.ac.uk