HND in Health and Social Care Practice
HND in Health and Social Care Practice is a higher national qualification focused on health and social care. It combines applied learning with practical subject knowledge, helping students build skills that can support employment or progression to further higher-education study. Students may study areas such as Changing Perspectives in Public Health, Compassionate Care and Values-based Practice, Developing Leadership Skills, Developing Professional Practice, Evidence Based Practice (Pearson-set) and Planning Care in Practice, alongside wider themes in care values, safeguarding, communication, health policy, wellbeing, public health, research skills and professional practice. Full-time; GBS may offer weekday/evening classes subject to availability.
University: Global Banking School
HND in Health and Social Care Practice is a higher national qualification focused on health and social care. It combines applied learning with practical subject knowledge, helping students build skills that can support employment or progression to further higher-education study. Students may study areas such as Changing Perspectives in Public Health, Compassionate Care and Values-based Practice, Developing Leadership Skills, Developing Professional Practice, Evidence Based Practice (Pearson-set) and Planning Care in Practice, alongside wider themes in care values, safeguarding, communication, health policy, wellbeing, public health, research skills and professional practice. Full-time; GBS may offer weekday/evening classes subject to availability.
Level: Diploma
Duration: 2 years
Study mode: Full-time
Career outcomes: Career outcomes may include care coordinator, health and social care support worker, community support officer, family support roles, safeguarding support, voluntary-sector roles or further study in health and social care. Students may also use the qualification to progress towards a degree or top-up route where entry requirements are met.