UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE
Programme Specification
This Programme Specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
Sources of information on the programme can be found in Section 17
1. Awarding Institution / Body
2. Teaching Institution and Location of Delivery
3. University School/Centre
4. External Accreditation
5. Title of Final Award
6. Modes of Attendance offered
7. UCAS Code
8. Relevant Subject Benchmarking
Group(s)
University of Central Lancashire
University of Central Lancashire
Preston campus
Health Sciences
N/A
Diploma of Higher Education Pre-Hospital Care
Part-time
N/A
College of Paramedics Curriculum Guidance
9. Other external influences
10. Date of production/revision of this form
11. Aims of the Programme
Joint Royal College Ambulance Liaison Committee
Guidelines
January 2014
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To enhance the personal and professional development of paramedic practitioners and prepare them to care for a broad range of service users in the pre-hospital setting, as part of a modern, changing, 21 st Century health service.

12. Learning Outcomes, Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
A. Knowledge and Understanding
A1. Analyse the physiological, social and environmental influences on health across the age range.
A2. Reflect on own practice in relation to research and the wider evidence base for care
A3. Consider the effect of political, legal and ethical frameworks on patient care
A4. Consider the physical, psychological, cultural and emotional needs of patients when formulating appropriate care strategies.
A5. Reflect upon current evidence to promote health and safety in the care environment.
Teaching and Learning Methods
Key lectures, small-group workshops, case study analysis, tutorials, discussion, debate, e-learn, skills sessions (simulated practice)
Assessment methods
Case studies, critical incident analysis, portfolio
B. Subject-specific skills
B1. Explore a range of paramedic skills that are appropriate to acute and chronic conditions across the age range.
B2. Discuss a range of communication strategies needed to engage with a variety of service users and other health care professionals.
B3. Use appropriate methods of clinical decision making to provide a sound rationale for care
B4. Utilise a range of risk assessment methods to ensure scene safety and to protect service users and colleagues.
Teaching and Learning Methods
Key lectures, small-group workshops, case study analysis, tutorials, discussion, debate, use of service users, skills-lab sessions.
Assessment methods
Case studies, critical incident analysis, portfolio
C. Thinking Skills
C1. Interpret relevant information in order to inform patient care.
C2. Consider health promotion strategies to widen their scope as health care advisers.
C3. Analyse complex care needs in a range of practice situations and alter response accordingly.
C4. Reflect on a repertoire of strategies to formulate appropriate patient care
Teaching and Learning Methods
Small group work, case analysis, reflection, skills laboratory sessions
Assessment methods
Case studies, critical incident analysis, portfolio
D. Other skills relevant to employability and personal development
D1. Reflect on own performance in order to inform future practice.
D2. Utilise the concept of lifelong learning in order to improve patient outcomes.
D3. Communicate effectively using verbal, written and virtual means.
D4. Contribute to the support of learners in the care setting
Teaching and Learning Methods
Reflective exercises, teaching practice, skills lab sessions, debate / discussion groups
Assessment methods
Case studies, critical incident analysis, portfolio

13. Programme Structures*
Level Module
Code
Module Title
Level 4 NU1023
NU1024
Anatomy and Physiology
Applied to Paramedic Practice
Applying Skills to the Out-of-
Hospital Setting
Level 5
NU1025
NU1105
NU1104
NU1102
NU1026
NU2013
Safeguarding Vulnerable People in the Out-of-Hospital Setting
Introduction to Medicines
Management
Ethics, Law & Professionalism
Learning to Learn
Introduction to Paramedic
Practice
Managing Minor Injury and
Illness in the Out-of Hospital
NU2071
NU2117
APEL
2001
NU2042
NU2043
Environment
Professional Aspects of Pre-
Hospital Care
Supporting Learning in the Outof-Hospital Setting
Reflection on and evaluation of experiential learning (2)
Care of the Child in the Out-of-
Hospital Environment
Emergency Management of
Patients With Long Term
Conditions
20
20
10
20
10
20
Credit rating
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
14. Awards and Credits*
An APL / APEL tariff has been established to admit registered paramedics with 120 credits at level 1, in lieu of the level 1 modules listed here.
Diploma HE Pre-Hospital Care
Requires 240 credits including a minimum of 120 at Level 2.
15. Personal Development Planning
The Personal Development Planning (PDP) process within this curriculum will be designed to assist the students to get the most from their time at University. It is intended to provide them with a structured and supported process through which they can reflect on their learning, performance and/or achievements and plan for their personal, educational and career development. By becoming actively involved in PDP the students will improve their capacity to understand what and how they are learning, and how to review, plan and take responsibility for their own future development. PDP will be encouraged during the course from day one, until graduation. Once the students have completed the course they will be expected to utilise PDP as qualified paramedics to organise and plan their on-going professional development.
The students will look at the meaning of Personal Development Planning specifically in

APEL 2001 , “Reflecting on and evaluation of experiential learning” although other modules will also influence and support development both from personal and professional angles. A variety of approaches will be offered to promote personal and professional development e.g. workshops, suggested reading, suggested activities to be undertaken online and distance learning supported via Blackboard. They will also be allocated a personal tutor at the start of the course who will assist them in this process, through compulsory timetabled PDP sessions.
All modules enable the students to gradually develop skills that will be transferable to a variety of stages within their careers. For example IT skills are promoted via the module assessments, as are communication and interpersonal skills. Problem solving and decisionmaking skills begin to be developed at diploma level. Inter-professional working is an important aspect of all health care professions in the 21 st century and the students will have this promoted from the start of the course to encourage collaborative learning and working.
By utilising this PDP strategy, it is hoped that the students of this programme will return to
UCLan at a later date and top-up their diplomas to degrees.
16. Admissions criteria
Programme Specifications include minimum entry requirements, including academic qualifications, together with appropriate experience and skills required for entry to study. These criteria may be expressed as a range rather than a specific grade. Amendments to entry requirements may have been made after these documents were published and you should consult the University’s website for the most up to date information.
Students will be informed of their personal minimum entry criteria in their offer letter.
This course has been commissioned by the North West Ambulance Service, as part of its on-going continuing professional development for its paramedic workforce. The course is, however, open to paramedics employed by other ambulance services or health care agencies. A potential student must, therefore:
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Have completed the IHCD paramedic training programme
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Be registered with the Health Care Professions Council as a paramedic.
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Be employed in a paramedic capacity in the UK
17. Key sources of information about the programme
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School of Health Web Pages
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NWAS web pages via cpd on line
Course handbook

18. Curriculum Skills Map
Please tick in the relevant boxes where individual Programme Learning Outcomes are being assessed
Programme Learning Outcomes
Level
Module
Code Module Title
Managing Minor Injury and
Illness in the Out-of Hospital
NU2013
Environment
Professional Aspects of Pre-
NU2071
Hospital Care
NU2117
Supporting Learning in the
Out-of-Hospital Setting
Core (C),
Compulsory
(COMP) or
Option (O)
C
C
C
NU2042
Care of the Child in the Outof-Hospital Environment
Emergency Management of
Patients With Long Term
NU2043 Conditions
APEL
2001
Reflection on and evaluation of experiential learning (2)
C
C
C
Knowledge and understanding
Subject-specific
Skills Thinking Skills
Other skills relevant to employability and personal development
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 C1 C2 C3 C4 D1 D2 D3 D4
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School of Health
Accreditation of Prior Learning
Tariff checklist
Please use this document to record the process undertaken when setting up a tariff for the course/module within the School of Health.
Please indicate if the tariff is at course or module level.
Course: 
Title:
DipHE Paramedic Practice
Completed (  )

DipHE Pre-Hospital Care
APL Tarrif to
Exempt holders of the following qualifications:
IHCD Paramedic Training
IHCD Emergency Medical Technician Training
From stage one of any UCLan
Date Validated:
DipHE Paramedic Practice validated in January 2009

Dip HE Pre Hospital Care Validated in June 2009
Academic level of credit: 1 Amount of credit: 120 credits level 1
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Awarding Body/Institution:
University of Central Lancashire
Level of Academic credit for tariff (indicate general or specific):
Level 1
Date tariff agreed:
Minor change event: May 2009
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Evidence reviewed:
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The Institute for Health Care Development (IHCD) Emergency Medical
Technician Course
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The Institute for Health Care Development (IHCD) Paramedic Training
Course
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NWAS EMT/ Student Paramedic job description
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NWAS Continuing Professional Development resource folder
Comments:
Date for review:
January 2014
(tariffs must be reviewed at least every 3 years)
Signed: Robin Richardson
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
Position: Principal Lecturer, School of Health
Course Leader
Module Leader
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Section
2. Organisation &
Management
Contents
2.1 Code of conduct
2.2 Communicating with patients
2.3 Operational control and use
2.4 Emergency and non emergency journeys
2.5 Special journeys
2.6 Patient consent
2.7 Personal safety skills
3. Non-Emergency patients 3.1 Non emergency journeys
3.2 Outpatients
3.3 Geriatric patients
3.4 Amputees and artificial limb patients
3.5 Handicapped and disabled patients
3.6 Physiotherapy patients
4. Moving and handling patients
5. Examination and assessment
6. Airway management and resuscitation
7. Introduction to the body
8. Respiratory system
9. Circulatory system
4.1 General principles
4.2 Practical aspects of moving and handling
4.3 moving patients using equipment
4.4 Patient positioning
4.5 Light rescue
4.6 Specialist patient handling equipment
5.1 Examination and assessment
5.2 Blood pressure
5.3 Management of trauma
6.1 Airway management
6.2 Adult CPR
6.3 Child CPR
6.4 CPR for laryngectomy and tracheostomy patients
6.5 CPR in pregnancy
6.6 Airway adjuncts and resuscitation equipment
6.7 Oxygen equipment
6.8 Suction equipment
6.9 Entonox
7.1 Introduction to the body
8.1 Respiratory system
8.2 Respiratory arrest
8.3 Chest diseases
8.4 Chest injuries
8.5 Drowning

10. Nervous system
9.1 Circulatory system
9.2 Cardiac conditions
9.3 Fainting
9.4 Shock
9.5 Anaphylaxis
9.6 Automated external defibrillation
9.7 Sickle Cell Anaemia
10.1 Nervous system
10.2 Unconscious patients
10.3 Head injuries
10.4 Injuries to the spine
10.5 Maxillo facial injuries
10.6 Cerebrovascular accidents
10.7 Epilepsy
10.8 Removal of crash helmet
11. Skeletal system
11.1 Skeletal system
11.2 Injuries to bones, joints, tendons and ligaments
11.3 Injuries to the pelvis
11.4 Immobilisation and support
12. Digestive system
12.1 Digestive system
12.2 Acute abdominal pains
13. Soft tissue injuries
13.1 Wounds and bleeding
13.2 Burns and scalds
13.3 Eye injuries
13.4 Ballistic injuries
14. Medical emergencies 14.1 Diabetes
14.2 Poisoning
14.3 Extremes of temperature
15. Maternity
15.1 Maternity
15.2 Pre term babies and incubators
16. Infants and children
16.1 Infants and children
16.2 Child abuse
16.3 Volatile substances
17. Special conditions
17.1 Mental illness
18. Special procedures
17.2 Haemodialysis
17.3 Disease information
17.4 Protection from infection and universal precautions
17.5 Category III infection control
18.1 Law and ambulance staff
18.2 Suspected death and management of bodies
18.3 Major incidents
18.4 Hazardous substances

19. Assisting the paramedic
18.5 Civil disturbances
18.6 Managing violence
19.1 Assisting the paramedic
19.2 Airway management/intubation
19.3 Intravenous access/fluid administration
19.4 Cardiac monitoring/defibrillation
19.5 Drug administration
19.6 JRCALC drugs

DipHe Paramedic Practice year one learning outcomes
NU1026 Introduction to
Paramedic Practice
Define the concepts of health and safety in relation to paramedic practice
Adapt communication strategies to service users, colleagues and others in the out-of-hospital environment
Mapping to IHCD Technician award and /or other evidence
IHCD Basic Training-
Module D, sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
Module E, sections 18.5, 18.6
Standards of conduct, performance and ethics. Your duties as a registrant.Standard 7.
Demonstrate skills related to the assessment and management of patients within the out-of-hospital environment
Assess and manage patients safely and appropriately, within the out-of-hospital setting
Recognise and manage the deteriorating patient
Module D, sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6
Module E, sections 11.2,13.1
Module F, Sections 14.2,14.3,15.1
Module G, sections 10.1,
Module H, sections 14.1,
Module E, sections 17.4, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3
Module F, sections 17.1,
Module G, section 1.4, 2.3, 2.5,3.2
Module H, sections 1.2,2.1,
Module D, sections 5.1, 4.2,
Module I, Section 1.2,
Apply an evidence-based approach to clinical practice
Sections 6.1 – 6.9, 8.2 – 8.4, 9.2 – 9.7, 10.2 – 10.8, 11.2 – 11.4,
13.1 – 13.4, 12.2, 14.1 – 14.3, 17.1, 17.2., 19.1 – 19.5
Relate national and local protocols and guidelines to clinical practice
6.5, 15.1, 15.2
Standards of conduct, performance and ethics. Your duties as a registrant. Standard 5

NU1023 Anatomy and
Physiology Applied to
Paramedic Practice
Discuss how the human body is organised and how it develops anatomically and physiologically throughout the life cycle
Describe the biochemical and physical co-ordination mechanisms within the human body
Understand how the systems of the body function and are integrated to maintain homeostasis
Discuss how a disruption in homeostasis can lead to illness
Module D, Section 7.1,
Module I, section 1.1,2.2
Paramedic Curriculum Guidance 3rd Edition College of Paramedics-
C2.4-Clinical Sciences
Module D sections 7.1, 8.1, 9.1, 11.1, 12.1
Module D sections 7.1, 8.1, 9.1, 11.1, 12.1
Module D sections 7.1, 8.1, 9.1, 11.1, 12.1
Describe the response of physiological systems to traumatic injury
Module D sections 7.1, 8.1, 9.1, 11.1, 12.1
NU1025 Safeguarding
Vulnerable People in the
Out-of-Hospital Setting
Discuss the historical, legal and subsequent policies/guidance in relation to safeguarding and protecting a vulnerable person
Recognise and highlight the signs of abuse in the out-of hospital-setting
Identify appropriate procedures and policies designed to protect vulnerable people both locally and nationally
Recognise the importance of contemporaneous record keeping/documentation
NU1104 Ethics, Law and
Professionalism
Demonstrate an awareness of potential moral dilemmas
“Your Guide to Equality, Diversity and Human Rights” – Self managed
Learning Pack. NWAS CPD Portfolio
JRCALC- Clinical Practice Guidelines 2013- General Guidance
Safeguarding adults and Children-Recognition assessment and management.
“Your Guide to Equality, Diversity and Human Rights” – Self managed
Learning Pack. NWAS CPD Portfolio
JRCALC- Clinical Practice Guidelines 2013- General Guidance
Safeguarding adults and Children-Recognition assessment and management.
Clauses 2, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14: Emergency Medical Technician job description (NWAS)
Reporting Vulnerable persons- NWAS local policy and guidelines.
Clause 12, Emergency Medical Technician job description (NWAS)
Standards of conduct, performance and ethics. Your duties as a registrant. Standard 10
“Your Guide to Equality, Diversity and Human Rights” – Self managed
Learning Pack. NWAS CPD Portfolio

in healthcare and the influence that ethics, law and professionalism have on decision making
Discuss moral principles and moral theories that influence and inform current healthcare practice
Identify the professional responsibilities of the registered healthcare professional
Demonstrate an understanding of the legal responsibilities of healthcare professionals
5. Utilise PDP and reflective process in order to develop self awareness
NU1105 Introduction to
Medicines Management
Demonstrate an understanding of basic pharmacology concepts
“Your Guide to Customer Care” - Self managed Learning Pack. NWAS
CPD Portfolio
Standards of Conduct, performance and ethics-Your duties as a registrant. HCPC
Paramedic Curriculum Guidance 3 rd Edition College of Paramedics-
C2.5- Ethics and Law
Clauses 11, 12 and 15: Emergency Medical Technician job description
(NWAS)
Standards of Conduct, performance and ethics-Your duties as a registrant. HCPC
“Your Guide to Customer Care” - Self managed Learning Pack. NWAS
CPD Portfolio
Standards of Conduct, performance and ethics-Your duties as a registrant. HCPC
North West Ambulance Service, CPD Resource Folder
Clause 7: Emergency Medical Technician job description (NWAS)
Standards of Conduct, performance and ethics-Your duties as a registrant. HCPC
North West Ambulance Service, CPD Resource Folder
Clause 7: Emergency Medical Technician job description (NWAS)
Your Guide to our Standards for Continuing professional development
Your duties as a registrant. HCPC
Section 10-Paramedic IHCD training manual
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how medications are prescribed, administered and managed in healthcare
Utilise formulae and numerical approaches to calculate drug dosages
Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of safety in medicine management and administration
Section 10-Paramedic IHCD training manual
Joint Royal College ambulance liaison committee-Clinical Practice
Guidelines 2013
NWAS Paramedic- Clearvision-Drug Administration Protocol Reference
Guide 2013
Section 10-Paramedic IHCD training manual
Joint Royal College ambulance liaison committee-Clinical Practice
Guidelines 2013
NWAS Paramedic- Clearvision-Drug Administration Protocol Reference
Guide 2013
Section 10-Paramedic IHCD training manual
Joint Royal College ambulance liaison committee-Clinical Practice
Guidelines 2013
NWAS Paramedic- Clearvision-Drug Administration Protocol Reference
Guide 2013

NU1102 Learning to Learn
Plan, develop, construct and submit an academic piece of work that is appropriate to your level of study, adhering to guidelines on approved referencing technique
North West Ambulance Service, CPD Resource Folder
Clause 7: Emergency Medical Technician job description (NWAS)
Your Guide to our Standards for professional development. Your duties as a registrant. HCPC
Paramedic Curriculum Guidance 3 rd Edition C1.8- informatics Topics for Paramedics
Access information from a number of sources to identify a key issue in contemporary healthcare practice
North West Ambulance Service, CPD Resource Folder
Clause 7: Emergency Medical Technician job description (NWAS)
Paramedic Curriculum Guidance 3rd Edition C1.8- informatics Topics for Paramedics
Complete an annotated bibliography in which information is presented in a consistent manner and utilised to describe and summarise essential information
North West Ambulance Service, CPD Resource Folder
Clause 7: Emergency Medical Technician job description (NWAS)
Your Guide to our Standards for professional development. Your duties as a registrant. HCPC