The Law and Consent Course for Healthcare Professionals

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For All Nurses & Operating Department Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Surgical Care Practitioners, Emergency Care Practitioners, Peri-Operative Specialist Practitioners, Advanced Scrub Practitioner

Britannia Country House Hotel, Manchester

Wednesday 2nd May 2012

Britannia International Hotel, Canary Wharf, London 

Monday 25th June 2012 - Course Full

Overview of the course:

This is an essential study day for healthcare practitioners led by Prosecution Solicitor Mr. Colum J. Smith

Clinical negligence is a growing field, it encompasses many streams of medicine and cannot be ignored by
anyone providing healthcare at any level, be it private or NHS. However, the practical effects of law in medicine are often an area that is overlooked in favour of academic training.

The law and how it applies on a day to day basis in working practice in fact forms part and parcel of most
healthcare professionals’ everyday jobs, but is often not looked at in a legal context. Briefings in an A & E
Department protocols, NICE guidelines are just as much part of the legal principles as the Data Protection Act or the Access to Health Records Act 1990.

Some of the topics to be covered will include:

• Consent to Treatment
• The requirements for valid consent and effective communication
• Legal Issues
• Healthcare and professional duty of care, Legal Position and Bolam Defence
• Professional Issues
  
• Clinical responsibility, accountability and codes of professional conduct
  
• Documentation and Record Keeping
  
• Data protection, confidentiality and incident statements

There are only 30 places available on each course and these places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

The course fee is £165.00

The course fee will include the study day, course materials, certificate of attendance, refreshments and lunch.

To reserve your place on this course forms please fill in the application form below or contact us.

download 2012 dates application form.

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Please note, in the event of a cancelled booking a 15% administration fee will be charged if it is a minimum of 4 weeks before the course and 25% if cancelled within 4 four weeks of the course commencing.

If your delegate fees are to be paid on invoice, all fees must be received prior to you attending this event.