Professional/Short course Specialist Health Protection Training Course

Entry year
2025/26
Course code
Z51000164
Application
University
Level
Professional/Short Course
School
School of Health and Social Wellbeing
Duration
Four days
Delivery
Online
Course Director
Brodie Walker

Study day

Introduction

The Specialist Health Protection Training online course is intended for those who are involved in the control of infectious, environmental and/or radiological hazards; this includes those working in health protection, public health, environmental health and infection control.

Delivered by health protection specialists, this four day course will also apply principles to real world scenarios, using practical examples and case studies.

It is a valuable introduction to those new to a health protection role or preparing to participate in out of hours on call rotas, such as Health Protection Nurses and Practitioners and Public Health Specialty Registrars. The course also contributes to the development of the health protection competencies required for the UK Public Health Register.

View the map of this course to the knowledge competences for specialist registration with the UKPHR (PDF).

Structure

Content

Topics to be covered in this online course will include:

  • underlying principles used in the control of communicable diseases and environmental hazards
  • recognising and responding to health inequalities in health protection
  • principles of immunisation and surveillance;
  • introduction to emergency preparedness, resilience and response;
  • surveillance and epidemiology of infectious diseases and environmental exposures;
  • investigation and control of outbreaks of infectious disease and response to environmental incidents;
  • importance of risk communication.

Features

Study facilities

The College of Health, Science and Society has an excellent reputation for the quality of its teaching and the facilities it provides.

Take a personalised virtual tour of the Health Professions facilities and experience what a typical day could look like here for you.

Prices and dates

Supplementary fee information

£400

Dates

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How to apply

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Extra information

If the course you are applying for is fully online or blended learning, please note that you are expected to provide your own headsets/microphones.

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