Caring for Children and Young People Undergoing Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT)

Course Overview

Practitioners will learn to critically analyse the side effects of treatment, and considerations around complex treatment plans to deliver appropriate care to the child and young person and their family. Ethical discussions and the impact on the young child through to adolescence will be considered throughout. This module will provide the learner with the essential knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate all elements of care for the patient and family undergoing HSCT. This module is delivered in collaboration with University College London Hospital’s teenage cancer unit and The Royal Marsden Hospital, combining the expertise of three primary treatment centres across London.  

This module can be taken as standalone Continuing Professional Development (CPD), or as part of a Master’s of Science (MSc), Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip), Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) or Graduate Certificate (GradCert) in Paediatrics & Child Healthcare Practice. See our MSc Paediatrics & Child Healthcare Practice page for more information about these programmes.

Learners interested in completing a Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) or Graduate Certificate (GradCert) in Paediatrics & Child Healthcare Practice in Oncology are advised to complete this module and the following modules:

• Caring for Children and Young People with Cancer
• Paediatric Palliative Care
• Systemic Anti-Cancer (SACT) in Children and Young People

To be awarded the Graduate Certificate, learners must complete all 4 modules at Level 6. To be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate, learners must complete all 4 modules at Level 7.

Learners considering one of the above programmes will need to attend a pre-entry meeting with the programme leader to review the requirements and expectations of the programme. To set up a programme planning meeting, please contact the Academic Programmes Team at the GOSH Learning Academy: academic.programmes@gosh.nhs.uk.

Teaching

Active learning will allow students to learn via collaboration, cooperation, and peer-based learning. Activities may include interactive lectures, small group activities, case-based discussions, workshops, practice simulations and tutorials.

Synchronous and asynchronous learning and teaching activities are delivered via a combination of study days and digital strategies at local sites or online using the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

Assessment

The formative assessment will take the form of peer presentations.

The summative assessment will require learners to demonstrate achievement of the intended learning outcomes via a case presentation.

Teaching dates

Teaching will take place over a whole day. Face-to-Face teaching will take place either on or around the Great Ormond Street Hospital campus or at the Middlesex University West Stand at StoneX stadium. Exact locations for teaching days will be advised closer to the start date.
Learners are only expected to attend one of the available assessment dates.

Fees and funding

The fees below refer to the 2025/26 academic year unless otherwise stated.

Part-time learners: £67 per credit*

*Course fees are subject to annual inflation so the total costs for part time study are shown here as a guide.

Learners who withdraw on or after the start date of the module will be liable for the full tuition fees.

If you have any questions about the module, please contact academic.programmes@gosh.nhs.uk.