First Contact Practitioner (Taught)

This postgraduate certificate (PGCert) equips you with the skills and specialist knowledge to become a First Contact Practitioner in Primary Care.

This course is aligned with the NHS England’s (NHSE) First Contact Practice Roadmap to Practice. This programme fulfils the key requirements of stages one and two of the FCP roadmap and covers the following areas:

Assessment and management of musculoskeletal conditions in Primary Care
Knowledge of physical and mental health issues
Screening of patients in Primary Care
Co-morbidities and potential serious underlying pathologies
Multimorbidity and complexity
Pharmacological management
Referral routes in Primary and Secondary Care to manage onward referral of patients