30 Sep 2025 (Intake closed)
Apply by: 23 Sep 2025
Semester AB
30 Sep 2025 (Face-to-Face), 26 Jan 2026 (Face-to-Face), 30 Jan 2026 (Face-to-Face), 12 Mar 2026 (Face-to-Face), 30 Apr 2026 (Face-to-Face)
Course overview
Delivery of the module will embody the Herts learning principles.
You should be available to attend all days as advertised. This course is designed for health care professionals who are interested in the principles of ultrasound reporting. It is a compulsory module within the Medical Ultrasound programme.
This module forms part of a medical ultrasound programme which is accredited by Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education (CASE)
The course is facilitated by University staff and external lecturers.
Course aims :
The course aims to enable student to evaluate the fundamental principles used in reporting ultrasound images .
This module provides the core skills required to consider the broader management and legal issues surrounding the topic of clinical reporting. Students will conceptualise the process of decision making around the ethical and legal issues that underpin clinical reporting. Students will develop their verbal and written communication skills.
Assessment:
Practical, 100%
3000 word equivalent.
This involves a 15 minute presentation.
Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding
Successful students will typically...
- Critically review and analyse the ethical and legal requirements of clinical reporting.
- Critically review the impact of the clinical report on patient management.
Learning Outcomes: Skills and Attributes
Successful students will typically...
- Critically analyse and apply the principles of clinical reporting in relation to the structure and significance of information given in a formal clinical report.
This module can contribute to the following programme(s)
HSMIRSM: MSc Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences: Medical Ultrasound
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Funding
£915.00
The price quoted above is for a 15 credit module in the 2025/26 academic year and applies to students who are assessed as Home fee payers ONLY. Fees will differ for students assessed as Overseas fee payers. Fee assessment decisions follow UKCISA (UK Council for International Student Affairs) guidance, which is based on UK law and government regulations. Further information on who will pay Home or Overseas tuition fees can be found here: https://ask.herts.ac.uk/will-i-pay-home-or-international-tuition-fees
Once confirmed, a student’s fee status will normally remain the same for the duration of their course. However, information regarding fee reassessment is available here: https://ask.herts.ac.uk/will-i-pay-home-or-international-tuition-fees#FeeReassessment
Eligible students may be able to apply for a Postgraduate Student Loan. Please note that to access this funding, you must enrol on the full MSc programme; funding is not available for individual modules or interim awards (for example, a Postgraduate Diploma). Further information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/masters-loan
Further details, including tuition fee amounts, fee policy and payment deadlines, can be found here : https://www.herts.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/fee-information/fees-and-finance-policy-documents
If you require further information or have any questions regarding fees, please contact: cpdhealth@herts.ac.uk
Why choose HERTS?
Excellent sector connections: we have extensive links with eight NHS Trusts and Local Authorities in Hertfordshire.
Links with over 98 NHS Trusts and Local Authorities in East Anglia and London regions.
Flexibility: we provide flexible study options to ensure you can fit CPD study around your busy professional and personal lives.
Location: the main University of Hertfordshire campus is 25 minutes from London with easy access by both road and rail services.
Course details
Course leader
Amy Lannon a.lannon@herts.ac.uk Dr Naomi Brown n.2.brown@herts.ac.uk
Administrator
Niamh Sexton
Telephone
01707 284800
Course delivery
Face-to-Face Learner Hours - Scheduled - 20, Independent - 130
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Prerequisites
You should be a qualified health care professional currently working in an appropriate area of practice.
A suitable NHS Clinical Placement.
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