Education
Students will practise a wide range of skills according to their profession including; communication, vital sign measurement, urinary catheterisation, mobility assessment, moving and handling, resuscitation and many more.
Volunteers contribute towards the education and training of health and social care students in the Clinical Skills Area.
Distance Learning Courses
Student services
The Clinical Skills Centre is equipped with state of the art digital media equipment (SMOTS) and a wide variety of mannequins and training models.
Ward Area
The ward area includes two 6 bedded rooms, a high dependency room with 'Sim man' and a children's single room with 'Paediatric Hal'.There is also a nurses' station and utility room. There are digital cameras above all the beds in the ward area so that student performance can be recorded and used as part of the feedback process.
The wards are modelled on a real ward and provide the student with a safe and realistic environment to practise and gain confidence in their skills.Library services
This includes a brand new library, and formal and informal learning and social spaces for students. The first phase was open for business in September 2013 giving the university and our local community some of the best facilities in the UK.