Qualification

Agored Cymru Level 4 Diploma in Perioperative Practice (Scrub Pathway) (Wales)

QW Approval/Designation No: C00/4472/4

Total credits required: 86

Total qualification time (TQT): 860 hours

Minimum credits at or above qualification level: 76

Lower age restriction: 18

Standard Qualification Fee: £275.20

Review date: 30/09/2026

Operational Start Date: 01/10/2021

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This qualification has specific quality assurance requirements which are detailed in the qualification guide. Learners must be registered onto this qualification for it to be awarded.

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Mandatory Units

Minimum credits required: 80
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Unit Code	Title	Level	Credits	Unit ID
VD34CY003	Quality and Service Improvement	Four	8	CDN195
PH13CY078	Undertake Physiological Measurements	Three	4	CDO596
PD14CY017	Clinical Governance in the Perioperative Care Environment	Four	8	CDO665
PD14CY018	Effective Scrubbing, Gowning and Gloving (donning and doffing)	Four	5	CDO666
PD14CY019	Effective Skin Preparation and Principles of Draping in the Perioperative Environment	Four	12	CDO667
PD14CY020	Principles, Practice and Management of Wounds, Dressings and Surgical Drains in a Perioperative Setting	Four	9	CDO668
PD14CY021	The Principles of Infection, Prevention and Control in a Perioperative Care Setting	Four	2	CDO669
PD14CY022	Effective Communication in the Perioperative Setting	Four	7	CDO670
PD14CY023	Management of Swabs, Instruments, Sharps and Surgical Equipment in the Perioperative Environment	Four	10	CDO671
EE84CY003	Research and Evaluation Skills for Health Care Practice	Four	15	CDP232

Optional Units

Minimum credits required: 6
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Agored Cymru Level 4 Diploma in Perioperative Practice (Scrub Pathway) (Wales)

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Optional Units

Unit Code	Title	Level	Credits	Unit ID
PD13CY027	Receive, Handle and Dispatch Clinical Specimens within the Sterile Field	Three	6	CDM680
PD14CY024	Undertake Intraoperative Cell Salvage Collection and Reprocessing in the Perioperative Environment	Four	14	CDO672