Critical Care

This module aims to provide the students with increased understanding and knowledge of the research process and statistics, to enable them to critically evaluate, synthesise and reflect on research evidence, to practice.

It is strongly recommended that students who are considering undertaking other “systems approach” modules from the MSc Critical Care undertake this module, to ensure master’s level understanding and writing skills.

This module is also available to study as part of the Pain Management (MET239) or Pain Management (Primary & Community Care) (MET290) cohort

Teaching dates: 22 September - 1 December 2025

On completion of this module, it is anticipated that students will be able to critically evaluate the management of acute and critically ill patients who require advanced cardiovascular support. This includes being able to assess, manage and evaluate patient management and understand the importance of adequate and the consequences of inadequate management. Students will explore clinically relevant areas of interest that will equip them knowledge to apply to their clinical practice.

It is strongly recommended that students undertake MET250 Research Governance and Evidence Based Practice (or other master’s level research modules) prior to this module.

Teaching dates: 2 December 2024 - 24 February 2025

The aim of the module is to allow healthcare professionals to develop their knowledge to an advanced level in quality and safety. This includes understanding what is harm and adverse events, examining both latent and human factors that lead to clinical errors, Students will examine how to improve, measure, monitor and evaluate quality improvement initiatives. The students will examine how quality and safety is ensured in their clinical areas whilst developing an understanding of the Quality Agenda both within the United Kingdom and globally.

Teaching dates: 3 March - 12 May 2025

On completion of this module, it is anticipated that students will be able to critically evaluate the management of acute and critically ill patients who require advanced respiratory support. This includes being able to assess, manage and evaluate patient management and understand the importance of adequate and the consequences of inadequate management. Students will explore clinically relevant areas of interest that will equip them knowledge to apply to their clinical practice. It is strongly recommended that students undertake MET250 Research Governance and Evidence Based Practice (or other master’s level research modules) prior to this module.

Teaching dates: 25 August - 27 October 2025

This module aims to provide the student with the opportunity to investigate and evaluate professional issues within a health care environment, in relation to acute and critical care.

On completion of the module a student should be able to

1. Review and evaluate the various professional issues that impact on caring for patients within critical care.
2. Explore, evaluate and reflect on ethical theory, considering how this may affect decision-making whilst caring for critically ill patients and their relatives. OR
3. Explore, evaluate and reflect on legal issues and implications for decision-making whilst caring for critically ill patients. OR
4. Explore, evaluate and reflect on leadership and management theories which impact on the care for critically ill patients and their relatives.

Teaching dates:  11 November 2024 - 3 February 2025, 10 November 2025 - 26 January 2026

This module allows the student to review a number of sub-topics relevant to acute or critically ill patients. There will be a variety of available sub-topics and whilst the student may view all of them, they will be required to select and answer one sub-topic for their assignment question in order to demonstrate achievement of the module learning outcomes.

On completion of the module a student should be able to

This module intends to personalise learning and provide ideas and sub-topics on the acute and critically ill patient which will encouraged the student to expand their learning and knowledge base. At this stage of the Masters they are learned thinkers and the delivery of the module is based on a student centred approach. Each sub-topic aims to initiate deeper thinking and provide a background for the student to explore and challenge. They should also link back to previous modules of this course.

This module provides a number of sub-topics which allows the student to review issues that are of interest to them or that they want to expand their knowledge of. These sub-topics allow the students to evaluate the care of specific acute and critically ill patient groups.

There will be a variety of option sub-topics and while the student will receive all, they will be required to focus no an aspect of one sub-topic of their choice for their assignment question.

By reviewing module content, expanding their knowledge by further reading and research, engaging in online discussions and completeing the modular assignments, The student should develop a deeper understanding of the needs of the acute and critically ill patient.

The student should, by the end of this module, be able to critically analyse, synthesise and evaluate the evidence on their chosen sub-topic, reflecting on the best approaches to implement and.evaluate the management of patients within their speciality of acute and critical care.

Teaching dates: 17 February - 28 April 2025