Brighton and Sussex Medical School PGCert Diabetes in Primary Care
Brighton and Sussex Medical School

Brighton and Sussex Medical School

PGCert Diabetes in Primary Care

Brighton, United Kingdom

Certificate

2 years

English

Part time

Sep 2026

GBP 3,677 *

On-Campus

* for international students | for UK nationals: £3,677

Key Summary

    About : The PGCert Diabetes in Primary Care focuses on developing knowledge and skills essential for managing diabetes within primary care settings. You'll engage with contemporary research and practical approaches to enhance patient care. This program equips you for effective diabetes management, the evaluation of care strategies, and the ability to implement best practices in the field.
    Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue careers in various healthcare settings, including roles such as diabetes educators, primary care practitioners, or healthcare managers. This qualification enhances your expertise and can lead to leadership positions in diabetes management and related fields.

Important update: Applications for the 2025/2026 intake are paused

This course has been designed to provide advanced professional education in diabetes care for a wide range of practitioners working in primary care including general practitioners, nurses from primary care, podiatrists, and pharmacists.

Practitioners gain knowledge of current best practices in the diagnosis and management of diabetes; the epidemiology of diabetes type 1 and type 2 pathophysiology; diagnosis, treatment and lifestyle modifications. Clinical learning is blended with teaching in organisational and policy contexts to enable clinicians to contribute more effectively to improving the design, delivery, outcomes and cost-effectiveness of services and to inform evidence-based practice.

Our multi-professional teaching team is comprised of locally and globally recognised clinicians from the renowned and multi-award-winning community-based service "Diabetes Care For You”.

Key areas of study

  • Complications of diabetes and their management
  • Epidemiology
  • Lifestyle interventions and up-to-date treatment options
  • Self-management and the patient perspective
  • Insulin management, therapeutics and monitoring and other injectables
  • Evidence-based practice in diabetes care
  • Quality, safety and service improvement in clinical services
  • Leadership and change management in clinical services

Why BSMS?

The profile of diabetes as a public health problem has never been higher, making evidence-based practice increasingly important.

If you are a health professional with a specialist interest in diabetes care in primary settings, or a practitioner wishing to gain knowledge about best practices in the management of diabetes, this unique programme based on practical and case-based learning is designed to advance your skills.

We uniquely offer this course face-to-face for in-depth interaction with our team of experts and to develop communities of practice that help you to become a highly skilled clinician.

Diversity and inclusivity

Diversity and inclusivity is at the heart of our institution’s teaching practices and our team make every effort to make our students feel welcomed.

Our priority is the wellbeing of our students while maintaining the high standards of course delivery and depth of educational experience.

Our course team is always happy to provide additional academic support through 1-to-1 meetings to ensure equal opportunities and experience.

If you need additional support around learning (e.g. dyslexia), we encourage you to discuss this with our course team at the start of the term. This will help us to develop a coherent learning support plan (LSP) for your individual needs.

Read more on the institution's website