Overview

Palliative care is an essential part of holistic care, and by definition is an approach that is fundamentally a multi-professional one and services offered to patients are truly multidisciplinary in nature. Joint working and excellent communication across professional teams is essential to guarantee all those for whom palliation is required and of benefit, is received and of a high quality (World Health Organization (WHO) 2020).

Palliative Care is provided by many different professions across all sectors within primary and secondary care and is relevant to all health care professionals. This Postgraduate Certificate in Palliative Care (Distance Learning) from University of South Wales is recommended for all individuals with an interest in, or working with, adult patients who have palliative care needs and is designed to develop your knowledge, skills, and confidence to care for patients and their families who have life limiting illnesses.

Careers

The Postgraduate Certificate Palliative Care course will enable students to demonstrate clear evidence of ongoing professional development in line with national strategic plans.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Nature and Scope of Palliative Care: Specific issues pertinent to the delivery of effective palliative care

Therapeutic Management of Life Limiting Illness in Palliative Care: Assessment and management of complex symptoms

End of Life Care: Role of the professional in the care of an individual at the end of life, including perspectives from the individual and family

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Pontypridd, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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General requirements

An Honours degree or equivalent. Applications from individuals with evidence of ongoing professional development will also be considered through the accreditation of prior learning (APL)/ accreditation of prior and experiential learning (APEL) mechanism.

Tuition Fees

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885 GBP / module

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Part-time UK: £885 per 20 credits

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