1. Foundations: law, ethics, regulation, policy and professional judgement
Applied learning on foundations: law, ethics, regulation, policy and professional judgement.
Learning programme · #P19
Law, Ethics and Professional Decision-Making in Healthcare
A ten-module applied programme connecting law, ethics, professional regulation, human rights, confidentiality, safeguarding, candour, raising concerns, probity and complex decision-making across UK healthcare.
Who this programme is for
Healthcare professionals across UK clinical settings, with particular relevance to SAS doctors, consultants, resident doctors, locally employed doctors and international graduates, and useful multidisciplinary context for nurses, pharmacists and allied professionals.
Certificate process: Integrated final assessment + optional private reflection + course completion certificate
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2. Autonomy, consent, capacity, refusal and valid authority
Applied learning on autonomy, consent, capacity, refusal and valid authority.
3. Duty of care, negligence, material risk and reasonable alternatives
Applied learning on duty of care, negligence, material risk and reasonable alternatives.
4. Human rights, equality, discrimination and reasonable adjustments
Applied learning on human rights, equality, discrimination and reasonable adjustments.
5. Confidentiality, disclosure, records, police, courts and regulators
Applied learning on confidentiality, disclosure, records, police, courts and regulators.
6. Safeguarding, coercion, vulnerability and protection from harm
Applied learning on safeguarding, coercion, vulnerability and protection from harm.
7. When things go wrong: candour, complaints, incidents and investigations
Applied learning on when things go wrong: candour, complaints, incidents and investigations.
8. Raising concerns, whistleblowing, leadership and organisational pressure
Applied learning on raising concerns, whistleblowing, leadership and organisational pressure.
9. Probity, conflicts of interest, boundaries, gifts and commercial influence
Applied learning on probity, conflicts of interest, boundaries, gifts and commercial influence.
10. Complex decisions: disagreement, resource limits, conscientious objection and escalation
Applied learning on complex decisions: disagreement, resource limits, conscientious objection and escalation.
Course completion
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