Children and Young Peoples’ Diabetes Care - 20 credits - Module Only

Overview

This course is full for April 2025. You can apply to start in January 2026.

This multi-disciplinary online module, is intended for practitioners from a variety of backgrounds in diabetes care who wish to develop their knowledge, understanding and competencies. To undertake advanced clinical assessments, diagnosis, decision-making and management with children and young people with diabetes and other co-morbidities. To meet the advanced competencies as laid out in the UK NMC, (2015), RCN, (2010),HCPC (2007) and the RCPCH Framework for Competencies for level 3 training (SPIN) in Paediatric Diabetes (2018).

What's covered in this course?

You will learn to practice in a person centred partnership way with people with diabetes. Enhancing your clinical expertise and practice with critical analysis and application of the latest and emerging evidence in diabetes care. Whilst appreciating the person centred psychological and emotional reaction to developing complications to aim to enhance individuals quality of life.

This module is has been developed and is delivered with collaboration of the diabetes specialist teams at the internationally renowned Birmingham Children’s Hospital Diabetes Team, Leeds Children’s Hospitals Diabetes Team and University College Hospitals, London, Children’s Diabetes Teams. Speakers on the module are all national and international experts from multidisciplinary teams working with Children and Young People with Diabetes.

Accredited By

This module is has been developed and is delivered with collaboration of these diabetes specialist teams:

Why Choose Us?

This module is delivered as a standalone, or as part of the MSc in Advancing Diabetes Care pathway
This module aligns with the post-graduate philosophy and is designed to be flexible and practice-led
You will have the opportunity to develop skills of enquiry, reflection and problem solving
This module studied is completely online
You will be encouraged to think critically and share practice experiences within an online discussion forum with your fellow students, as well as engaging in both directed and self-directed learning activities
You will be an active partner in your own learning and development and in return you will receive regular feedback and feed forward aimed at developing your academic skills, and have the opportunity to discuss your progress with the module team

Fees & How to Apply

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UK students

Annual and modular tuition fees shown are applicable to the first year of study. The University reserves the right to increase fees for subsequent years of study in line with increases in inflation (capped at 5%) or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament.

Award: Module

Starting: Jan 2026

Short Course
200 hours
£860 per 20 credit module

International students

Annual and modular tuition fees shown are applicable to the first year of study. The University reserves the right to increase fees for subsequent years of study in line with increases in inflation (capped at 5%) or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament.

Award: Module

Starting: Jan 2026

Short Course
200 hours
£860 per 20 credit module

How to apply

Complete the online application form via the link above, including the name of the module you are enrolling onto.

Entry requirements

This course is suitable for anyone who has a current professional registration from the country of your practice.

If you are an international student then you must obtain an IETS Score of 6.0 in all fields.

Course in Depth

Course Overview

This module is delivered online and contains filmed video vignettes, cast studies, student lead work areas, evidence resources, webinars and guided study approaches with regular access through the learning to your module leader and teaching team.

This module is has been developed and is delivered with collaboration of the diabetes specialist teams at the internationally renowned Birmingham Children’s Hospital Diabetes Team, Leeds Children’s Hospitals Diabetes Team and University College Hospitals, London, Children’s Diabetes Teams. Speakers on the module are all national and international experts from multidisciplinary teams working with Children and Young People with Diabetes.

Indicative Content

Age appropriate care and engagement
Differential diagnosis
Family structure and dynamics
Emotional adjustment & empowerment
Skill acquisition
Solution focused engagement
Advancing technologies
Service re-design
Life for a child
Family outreach
Effective transition
Supported independence
Interdisciplinary practice

The learning outcomes of the Children and Young People's Diabetes Care module are aligned with the RCPCH Diabetes Peer Review recommendations

Leeds Children's Hospital - Children and Young People's Diabetes Service

The Leeds Children and Young People’s Diabetes Service provides medical, nursing, dietetic and psychological support to children and young people (0-19 years of age) with diabetes. As one of the largest paediatric diabetes services in the UK, our specialist team takes care of over 450 young patients, from diagnosis through long-term follow-up to achieve the best long-term health outcomes.

University College Hospitals London - Children and Young People's Diabetes Service

Part of a teaching hospital with state-of-the-art facilities and an award-winning team consisting of specialist doctors, nurses, psychologists and dietitians. Our nationally-recognised service helps children and young people (up to 19 years) with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, maturity onset diabetes in the young and secondary diabetes (with steroid therapy).

Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital - Diabetes Unit

BWCH's Diabetes unit has been delivering fantastic care for more than 30 years and is one of the largest in the UK. They aim to go above and beyond the standards set out by the Department of Health, in making every child and young person with diabetes matter.

Facilities & Staff

Our Advanced Diabetes Care course is delivered through the an online learning resource, with online study materials to guide you through the appropriate topics, as well as providing links to other resources. You will also need textbooks, and a full reading list is provided with each module syllabus.

Although it is taught by distance learning, you will still have regular contact with your module tutor by email or telephone. We also offer optional periodic seminar talks where you can meet the course team, along with your fellow students.

Our staff

Carole Gelder

Senior Lecturer

Carole Gelder has a dual role as a Senior Lecturer in CYP diabetes at BCU and a CYP diabetes nurse specialist/ clinical educator role in Leeds. Carole’s nursing career started in London training as a General nurse then specialising in CYP at Great Ormond Street Hospital before returning home to Yorkshire. Carole previously worked at the University...

More about Carole

Enquiries

If you have any queries about this course, please contact Martha Stewart on:

Email: martha.stewart@bcu.ac.uk