Short Course

Telehealth

Our Telehealth short course will teach you about telehealth systems. You'll learn how they help with healthcare, understand how they're used, and find out the limits of traditional systems.

On this course you'll get a critical understanding of the application of telehealth systems. You'll learn the wider limits to accessing care in traditional systems of healthcare.

You will critique the current available technologies and look in depth at one successful model. You'll consider improving the adoption of such into mainstream clinical systems.

You’ll be joining the course at a time of fast-paced change in the NHS and digital healthcare developments. You’ll learn from a course team with a wealth of experience, knowledge, networks and, above all, passion.

This is one of a suite of digital health short courses. The courses offer practical skills to enhance your work in health or health technology industries.

Why study with us

Be part of a digital health ready workforce.
Tailor your study to your career aspirations, professional or organisational needs and interests.
Online delivery means you can fit your studies around your work and other commitments.

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Key course information

Level: Postgraduate, Level 7
Delivery: Online
Study mode: Part-time
Duration: 4 months
Module code: M4089
Start date: September, January and May

The course is taught online and tutorials can be scheduled to suit your work pattern.

Course overview

On successful completion of the Telehealth short course, you will be able to:

Critically analyse current technologies available to patients for non-face-to- face communication.
Explain concepts of safety and safeguarding applied to telehealth. Plan a review of current standards required to provide such care and explain how the UK regulates this.
Design a plan of implementation of a telehealth programme.

The course includes:

Online tutorials on current technologies improving communication in healthcare systems.
Worked examples online of how telehealth can be delivered.
An understanding of the governance of such systems and safeguards for patients using them.
The role of heath regulators in tele health including ensuring new agreements on clinical indemnity.
A short project demonstrating the wider application of an existing programme and how to encourage adoption.
The socio-economic effects of tele health and its impact on traditional systems of care. You'll pay due regard to potential inequalities through lack of access to technologies.
Ensuring safe systems in the design of tele health programmes. This includes data integrity and potential harm to individuals. There is emphasis on prescribing or changes in patient management plans and how safety is evaluated.
Governance concerns within the NHS and international care systems of telehealth programmes

Accreditations

The centre is accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons, a professional membership organisation and registered charity which exists to advance patient care. The Royal College of Surgeons of England, registered charity number 212808.

Future careers in digital health

Our digital health courses will prepare you for work in the digitally-literate healthcare organisations of the 21st century.

You'll exploit digital opportunities in healthcare to improve patient outcomes. This means you'll deliver safe care more efficiently and effectively. You'll bridge the gap between health and social care teams.

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This course is based in the School of Medicine and Dentistry

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