The postgraduate diploma in public health practice: specialist community public health nursing, takes one year to complete. It is designed specifically for nurses and midwives who want to achieve career progression into a community based role. As a student you will gain skills in leading, managing, delivering and enhancing the public health of individuals, groups, and also whole communities. This programme has been approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. To develop higher level critical and analytical skills, we adopt a model of Guided Discovery Learning [GDL], which is characterised by realistic scenarios and group work. This approach is designed to develop you as an independent learner, with enhanced reflective thinking and clinical reasoning skills. Successful completion of this programme will entitle you to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the clearly defined area of specialist community public health nursing.