What Is Aligned Care?
Aligned Care is a structured, person-centred approach designed
to help people with long-term conditions live better
lives — with more confidence, control, and connection
to what matters most to them.
This diploma gives you the tools to align clinical care with
personal goals, reduce patient frustration, and improve experience across services.
Why Now
The NHS is at a turning point.
With the new NHS 10-Year Health Plan (“Fit for the Future”), there is an urgent shift underway — from hospital to community, from sickness to prevention, and from analogue to digital. Health and care teams are being asked to work differently: more locally, more proactively, and more personally.
By 2025, every part of the system is expected to:
- Deliver personalised care at scale
- Empower patients to manage their own conditions
- Use digital tools to streamline care and boost outcomes
- Tackle inequalities by designing care that truly fits people’s lives
This diploma is built for that reality.
It equips you and your team to meet these goals with clarity, compassion, and confidence — without adding complexity or cost. Whether you’re a clinician, coordinator, or manager, this course helps you move from policy to practice, and from pressure to impact.
Who Is It For?
- Neighbourhood teams, community nurses , care home managers, GPs, practice pharmacists / paramedics, nurses, AHPs, and care coordinators
- Social prescribers and link workers
- PCN and ICB teams
- Health and care managers delivering integrated care
What You’ll Learn
Through this CPD-accredited diploma, you’ll gain practical, strategic skills to deliver truly person-centred care for people with long-term conditions — while meeting NHS priorities for 2025 and beyond.
You will learn how to:
✅ Apply the Aligned Care Framework to support patients in setting goals that reflect what truly matters to them.
✅ Use health coaching and shared decision-making to promote confidence, motivation, and self-management.
✅ Reduce avoidable complaints through empathetic, proactive communication and alignment of expectations.
✅ Deliver personalised care in digital and face-to-face settings — enhancing engagement without increasing workload.
✅ Collaborate effectively across roles and services, using a common language that supports integrated care.
✅ Address health inequalities and build inclusive care plans that reflect diverse needs and lived experience.
✅ Shift from reactive to preventative care, supporting behaviour change and early intervention in community settings.
You’ll walk away with ready-to-use tools, real-world case studies, and confidence to lead a more personalised, empowering approach to long-term condition care.
Course Format
- 100% online and self-paced
- Approx. 6 hours to complete
- Interactive activities, real-world case studies
- Printable resources, tools, and worksheets
- CPD certificate on completion
What are People Saying
“This completely changed how I approach my LTC reviews – and the results speak for themselves.”
— Practice Nurse, West Midlands
“Our team finally has a framework that works across disciplines and puts the patient in control.”
— Practice Pharmacist, South West