You are required to develop a clinical protocol relating to a long-term condition. The word limit for the clinical protocol is 1,000 words, excluding references. A clinical protocol enables NHS staff to provide evidence-based

NMM944: The development of a clinical protocol and supporting essay.

Module Name: Introduction to Long Term Conditions

Module Code: NMM944

Assessment Title: The development of a clinical protocol and supporting essay.

Assessment Details.

Part 1: clinical protocol.

You are required to develop a clinical protocol relating to a long-term condition. The word limit for the clinical protocol is 1,000 words, excluding references.

A clinical protocol enables NHS staff to provide evidence-based care as a multidisciplinary team. It allows key questions of what should be done in relation to a clinical topic and provides a step-by-step description of the process of caring for and treating a client or client group with a specific long-term condition.

It is recommended that you use the following headings to arrange your clinical protocol:

Protocol titleAimRationaleTimingClinicians involvedCare and treatmentResourcesReferences.

Part 2: supporting essay.

Your clinical protocol must be supported by a 2,000-word essay. In this essay, you will need to:

Provide a critical rationale for your choice of long-term condition and relate this to your professional discipline relevant to the health needs of your populationCritically explore and synthesise the care- and treatment-related content of your clinical protocolCritically discuss how you will evaluate uptake of your clinical protocol (utilisation of the clinical protocol by your colleagues in practice) and propose a strategy for measuring clinical impact (the extent to which your clinical protocol makes a difference to health outcomes)

Word limits

You have 1000 words for your clinical protocol and 2000 words for your supporting essay. You can have up to 10% over each of these without penalty (e.g., 1100 for the protocol and 2200 for the essay) but if you go over this on EITHER component you will receive a penalty of -5 marks.

Pass Mark 

The pass mark is 50%. You are required to achieve the minimum pass mark in order to pass the module.

Marking Criteria:

This assessment will be anonymously marked.

Please find the marking criteria below.  They are descriptions, based on the module’s learning outcomes, of the skills, knowledge or attributes you need to demonstrate in order to complete an assessment successfully.  Your feedback will be based on them. You will also find suggested word counts for each aspect of your assessment, based on the proportion of marks allocated for each section.

Please also consult the Grade Related Criteria in the Programme Handbook for descriptions of the level of skills, knowledge or attributes you need to demonstrate to achieve a certain grade or mark in an assessment 

NMM944: The development of a clinical protocol and supporting essay.

Marking Criteria.

Proportion of marks (optional), including a suggested word count

Provide a clear and coherently structured clinical protocol, which sets out a detailed process or procedural outline to be followed by relevant stakeholders

30%

1000

In your essay, define the long-term condition upon which your clinical protocol is based, justify your choice and critically evaluate how this development relates to your professional discipline and the health needs of your population

25%

800

In your essay, critically explore and synthesise the evidence supporting the care- and treatment-related content of your clinical protocol.

20%

640

In your essay, critically discuss how you will evaluate uptake of your clinical protocol in practice and propose a strategy for measuring clinical impact

15%

480

Demonstrate logical and coherent development in your work. It must be clearly presented

You will have:

Structured your essay in a logical manner including an introduction and summary or conclusionDemonstrated a coherent line of discussion

5%

Use an accurate and recognised referencing system

You will have:

Used the recommended City University citation practice throughout the essay http://0-www.citethemrightonline.com.wam.city.ac.uk/Included an accurate and complete reference list