CPD for Registered Nurses and Health Care Support Workers
Middlesex University in London offers over 150 CPD courses for nurses and other health care professionals. Most courses are offered at our healthcare campus at Archway in north London, but many of our courses can also be delivered at a site convenient to your organisation.
Many of these courses are also appropriate for health care support workers (HCSWs) and health care assistants (HCAs), however some of our courses are been developed exclusively for these employees, and are shown in a dedicated category below.
Click on the arrow next to each subject group below to see the list of courses within each. Please also read our FAQ about credits and levels of study.
Degree Programmes
Level 6 Programmes
- Health Promotion, BSc (Hons)
- Nursing Studies, BSc (Hons)
- Mental Health, BSc (Hons)
- Midwifery Top Up, BSc (Hons)
Level 7 Programmes
- Nursing Studies, MSc
- Midwifery, MSc
- Midwifery Studies, Postgraduate Diploma/MSc
- Mental Health Studies, MSc
- Dual Diagnosis, MSc
Health Care Support Workers and Health Care Assistants
Many of the courses listed on our website are available to Healthcare Support Workers – if you are unsure, please contact us.
In addition, the modules and study days listed below have been developed exclusively
for Healthcare Support Workers.
Level 4 Modules
- Anatomy and Physiology: Knowledge for Practice
- Communication in Practice
- Ethical and Legal Issues in Practice
- Maternity Support Workers Module
Study Days
- Bowel Care for HCSW
- Diabetes Administration of Insulin Study Day (and Refresher)
- Healthcare Support Worker Skills Programme
- Nutrition for HCSW
- Pernicious Anaemia and the Administration of B12 Study Day
- Record Keeping for Community Staff
- Skin Care for HCSW
Ethics, Law and Cultural Competency in Healthcare
Leadership and Management
Level 6 Modules
Level 6 Programmes
- Leading and Developing Public and Community Services, Advanced Diploma
Level 6 or 7 Modules
Level 7 Modules
Level 7 Programmes
- Leading and Developing Public and Community Services, Postgraduate Certificate
Study Days
- Clinical Supervision Update
- Introduction to Clinical Supervision
- Introduction to the Role of Clinical Supervisor
Mentorship/Practice Teaching
Non-Medical Prescribing
Level 6 Modules
Level 6 or 7 Modules
Study Days
- CPD for non Medical Prescribers Study Day
- Return to Prescribing Study Day
Public Health and Health Promotion
Level 6 Programmes
Level 6 or 7 Modules
Study Days
- Childhood Immunisation
- Introduction to Immunisation
- Immunisation Update
Research and Project Development
Level 6 Modules
- Enhancing Your Skills of Critical Analysis and Argument
- Work Based Learning Practitioner Enquiry
Level 6 or 7 Modules
Level 7 Modules
- Interprofessional Development and Progression
- Methods of Critical Enquiry in the Study of Healthcare Services
- Social Research Methods Module
Safeguarding Adults and Children
Work Based Learning
Acute and Critical Care
Level 6 Modules
- Holistic Principles of Perioperative Nursing Module
- Advanced Principles and Practice of Perioperative Nursing Module
Level 6 or 7 Modules
- Advanced Anaesthetic Nursing Module
- Advanced Post Anaesthetic Care Nursing Module
- Advancing Nursing Practice Module
- Accident and Emergency Practice Module
- Advanced Principles and Practice of Perioperative Nursing Module
- Assessing the acutely ill patient Module
- Caring for the acutely ill patient Module
- Critical Care Nursing - Core Concepts and Interventions Module
- Demonstrating Learning and Changing Practice Module
- Holistic Principles of Perioperative Nursing Module
- Minor Illness for the Nurse Practitioner Module
- Minor Injuries for the Nurse Practitioner Module
- Physical Assessment & Diagnostic Skills Module
Children's Health
Level 6 Programmes
- Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Work, Advanced Diploma
- Child and Family Mental Health Work, Advanced Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate
- Promoting Mental Health in Adolescents and Young People, Advanced Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate
Level 6 or 7 Modules
- Infancy, Child and Family Mental Health: Working with children and families from 0 to 11 years of age Module
- Promoting Mental Health in Young People from 11 to 21 years of age Module
Level 7 Programmes
- Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Work, Postgraduate Certificate
- Child and Family Mental Health Work, Advanced Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate
- Promoting Mental Health in Adolescents and Young People, Advanced Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate
Study Days
- Child Health Community Staff Development Days
- Child Immunisation Study Day
- Neurological Development and Child development: new research evidence and effective interventions Study Day
- Overview of the Healthy Child Programme Study Day
Clinical Skills Study Days
Healthcare Support Worker
Many of the courses listed on our website are available to Healthcare Support Workers – if you are unsure, please contact us.
In addition, the modules and study days listed below have been developed exclusively
for Healthcare Support Workers.
Level 4 Modules
- Anatomy and Physiology: Knowledge for Practice
- Communication in Practice
- Ethical and Legal Issues in Practice
- Maternity Support Workers Module
Study Days
- Bowel Care for HCSW
- Diabetes Administration of Insulin Study Day (and Refresher)
- Healthcare Support Worker Skills Programme
- Nutrition for HCSW
- Pernicious Anaemia and the Administration of B12 Study Day
- Record Keeping for Community Staff
- Skin Care for HCSW
Long Term Conditions
Level 6 Modules
Level 6 Programmes
Level 6 or 7 Modules
Study Days
- Assessment and Management of Urinary Incontinence in Adults
- Pernicious Anaemia and the Administration of B12 Study Day
- Raising Awareness of Type 2 Diabetes Study Day
- Updating your knowledge: Cardiovascular Disease and Respiratory Conditions Study Days
Sexual Health and Women's Health
Level 6 Modules
- Care of People with Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Contraception and Reproductive Sexual Health
- HIV/AIDS: the Client's Journey
- Women's Health and Screening
Level 6 Programmes
Study Days
- Introduction to Women's Reproductive and Sexual Health
- Vulval Disease and Conditions
Mental Health
Level 4 or 6 Module
Level 6 Programmes
- Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Work, Advanced Diploma
- Child and Family Mental Health Work, Advanced Diploma
- Dementia Care and Practice, Advanced Diploma
- Dual Diagnosis, Advanced Diploma
- Mental Health, BSc
- Promoting Mental Health in Adolescents and Young People, Advanced Diploma
Level 6 Modules
Level 6 or 7 Modules
- Assessment and Treatment in Dual Diagnosis Module
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Module
- Counselling Skills in Professional Practice Module
- Evidence-based Therapeutic Appproaches in Dementia Care and Practice Module
- Foundations in Working with Dual Diagnosis (Distance Learning) Module
- Foundations in Working with Dual Diagnosis (Taught Mode) Module
- Infancy, Child and Family Mental Health: Working with children and families from 0 to 11 years of age Module
- Medication Management Module
- Practice Based Learning Project modules
- Promoting Mental Health in Young People from 11 to 21 years of age Module
- Risk Assessment and Management in Mental Health Module
- Social Inclusion and Recovery in Mental Health Module
- Understanding and Implementing Person-centred Dementia Care and Practice Module
Level 7 Modules
Level 7 Programmes
- Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Work, Post Graduate Certificate
- Child and Family Mental Health Work, Postgraduate Certificate
- Dementia Care and Practice, Postgraduate Certificate
- Dual Diagnosis, Postgraduate Certificate
- Dual Diagnosis, PG Dip/MSc
- Mental Health Studies, PGCert/PGDip/MSc
- Promoting Mental Health in Adolescents and Young People, Postgraduate Certificate
Study Days
- Drug and Alcohol Workshop Study Day
- Dual Diagnosis Study Day - Young People, Mental Health and Substance Misuse: 'Arrested Development and Facing Arrest'
- Ethical Issues in Mental Health
- Impact of Parental Mental Ill-health on Children, Families and Professionals Study Day
- Inpatient Law - your responsibilities under the Mental Health Act and Mental Health Capacity Act (half-day) Study Day
- Law in a Mental Health Context; and Introduction Study Day
- Mental Health Assessment Skills Study Days
- Mental Health Law - Focus Sessions Study Days
- Motivational Interviewing Workshops Study Day
- Therapeutic Management of Violence and Aggression (1 Day Update) Study Day
- Therapeutic Management of Violence and Aggression (5 Days) Study Days
- Therapeutic Management of Violence and Aggression (Breakaway Technique) Study Day
- Whole Team Training Study Day
Midwifery
Level 4 Modules
Level 5 or 6 Modules
Level 6 Modules
Level 6 Programmes
- Midwifery Top Up,BSc (Hons)
- Neonatal Resuscitation, Advanced Diploma
Level 6 or 7 Modules
Level 7 Modules
- Integrating the Art and Science of Midwifery
- Pre-Conception to Childbirth: Challenging the Boundaries of Health Promotion
Level 7 Programmes
