Accredited by

This unit aims to help you to manage acute and long-term conditions in acute, urgent and emergency
settings, utilising appropriate clinical assessments to respond flexibly to patients’ current and ongoing needs.
This unit aims to provide you with the knowledge and skills to lead appropriate reassessment, request and
interpret diagnostics within your scope of practice and setting, and lead ongoing management of acutely
unwell patients. This unit will cover utilising appropriate technology and interventions that is aligned to the
specific needs of the person and their context of care, developing personalised management plans, and
enabling patients to make informed choices about their care.

Indicative content:
• Clinical assessments (e,g, early warning scores, clinical frailty scale, comprehensive geriatric
assessment)
• Whole-systems anatomy and pathophysiology, other health conditions and their association with acute
conditions

• Assessment of multisystem conditions (e.g., osteoporosis, acute and chronic respiratory conditions,
neurological conditions, incontinence)
• Interpretation of clinical diagnostic results
• Interventions and technology
• Goal setting
• Personalised care
• Management plans
• Risk management
• Discharge processes
• Self-management post-discharge
• Recognising deterioration
• Escalating concerns
• Multidisciplinary working
• Communication skills