This course is for health professionals delivering urgent care in rural and urban settings.  Course is delivered as a combination of online content followed by a 2-day block of scenario-based learning based at our Westlakes Campus in Whitehaven, Cumbria.

The course starts with an introductory webinar and continues online with videoed lectures and case based discussions in our virtual learning environment that students access at their own pace. It culminates approximately 10 weeks later with a 2-day on-campus block of scenario based learning.

Course Description

Semester 1

Closing date for applications: 16/10/2025

Introductory Webinar: 23/10/2025 1600-1700

Scenario-based teaching block at UCLan Westlakes Campus: 15/1/26-16/1/26 0900-1700. 

Semester 2

Closing date for applications: 5/3/26

Introductory Webinar: 12/3/26 1600-1700

Scenario-based teaching block at UCLan Westlakes Campus: 8/6/26-9/6/26 0900-1700

• We are able to receive applications for the course from students whose employer will be sponsoring them to attend.
• Select the £0 fees option and email a sponsorship confirmation letter / purchase order from your employer to CPD@uclan.ac.uk
• Dinner, Bed and Breakfast accommodation for the Westlakes Campus block is available at UCLan Summergrove Hall for an additional fee – book via email to SummergroveHall@uclan.ac.uk

Course dates for the 2025-26 academic year will be updated here in late May 2026.