Specialist Skills Post Registration Development (SSPRD) Short Courses

We currently offer the following short courses for health and social care professionals.

Clinical Assessment (20 credits) Updates regarding 2025/6 course availability will be available from the autumn.
Diagnostics (30 credits) Updates regarding 2025/6 course availability will be available from the autumn.
Developing Advanced Clinical Practice (20 credits) Updates regarding 2025/6 course availability will be available from the autumn.
Developing Professional Practice (10 credits) Updates regarding 2025/6 course availability will be available from the autumn.
Developing Professional Practice (20 credits) Updates regarding 2025/6 course availability will be available from the autumn.
ECG Interpretation This module is expected to run in Semester 2 in 2026. Further updates for the 2025/6 intake will be available from the autumn.
Non-Medical Prescribers: Independent and Supplementary Prescribing (v300) Applications for the September 2025 intake, are now closed. Applications for the February 2026 intake will open in October 2025.

If the course you are interested in is not listed here, please contact dohs-ssprd@york.ac.uk.

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Published May 2025 - Supporting children and young people's emotional wellbeing (non credit baring)
Mature learners (Available as a self-guided course)