7A008E - Contemporary Issues in Advanced Practice 01 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2033 | Version 0
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | 7A008E | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Contemporary Issues in Advanced Practice | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Community and Professional Practice Nursing | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Integrated Health, Social Care and Post Registration Nursing | ||
| Module Leader: | Christopher Nash, Bridie Jones | ||
| Module Team: | Meirion Williams, Dawn Parry, Sara Morgan, Lauren Jones | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2026 | Final Year of Intake: | |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100473 - health studies | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 0 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2026 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2033 |
Module Aims
Critically explore contemporary issues influencing advanced clinical practice
Develop understanding of legal, ethical, political, and socioeconomic influences on healthcare
Enable critical evaluation of evidence in relation to professional and contextual factors
Content Summary
This module will enable you to explore the complex and evolving issues influencing advanced clinical practice within contemporary healthcare. You will examine how healthcare policy, professional regulation, technological innovation, research, population health and service transformation shape the role of the advanced practitioner and influence the delivery of safe, effective and person-centred care.
Throughout the module, you will critically explore a range of contemporary topics, including professional accountability, digital healthcare, artificial intelligence, health inequalities, sustainability, leadership, workforce development, ethical decision-making and integrated models of care. You will consider how these issues impact patients, healthcare professionals and organisations while developing the knowledge and skills required to respond to an increasingly complex healthcare environment.
Learning will be centred around authentic healthcare challenges, encouraging you to analyse current practice, evaluate emerging evidence and policy, and develop innovative, evidence-informed approaches to improving patient outcomes and healthcare services. You will be encouraged to reflect on your own professional role and consider how advanced practitioners can influence practice, lead change and shape the future of healthcare.
By the end of the module, you will have developed the critical thinking, professional judgement and leadership required to respond confidently to contemporary challenges and contribute to the ongoing development of advanced clinical practice.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 8 |
| Tutorial | 14 |
| Practical Classes and Workshops | 26 |
| Guided Study | 48 |
| Formative Assessment | 4 |
| Summative Assessment | 40 |
| Independent Study | 60 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Critically analyse contemporary issues in advanced clinical practice within legal, ethical, political, and socioeconomic contexts |
| LO2 | Discriminatingly utilise the research evidence base to evaluate contemporary influences on practice |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Project Output | Individual | 0 | 4000 | 100 | No | 50 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Project Output | ✔ | ✔ | |