University Foundation in Nursing

NHS core values - Respect and Dignity: All those who come into contact with the NHS are treated with respect and dignity.Commitment to Quality of Care: Patients come first, and quality care is a priority.Compassion: A compassionate approach is essential in all interactions.Improving Lives: The NHS aims to improve the lives of patients and communities.Working Together for Patients: Collaboration and teamwork are emphasized.Everyone Counts: All individuals matter in the NHS The programme has been devised in accordance with the partnership general educational aims and nominated outcomes and those formulated for ICP, see College Policy and Regulation QS4. The educational aims of this stage of study undertaken at the College are to: 1. Prepare students, who would not normally be considered qualified, to an appropriate standard for progression to the next stage of the programme at the University. 2. Develop in students a fundamental knowledge and understanding of key theoretical constructs underpinning scientific approaches, study, research and statistical methodologies and formal academic discourse, scholarship, ICT, presentation and communication skills to support progression to the next stage of the programme at ICP or the University. 3. Develop in students an appreciation and desire to learn based on competent intellectual and practical skills that build to a set of transferable skills underpinning all aspects of their onward academic studiescareer programme. 4. Ensure students acquire and foster an appreciation of the wider scientific context and its underlying principles, inclusive of the social, environmental, ethical, design, economic and commercial impacts and affects, as well as the potential careers involved so as to support their preparedness for progression to the next stage of the programme at the University.

Completion of GCSE with minimum 5 passes (Including grade D in Mathematics for some pathways) OR AS Levels with minimum 32 tariff points.