Course Introduction:
Clinical competence and patient safety are vital to high-quality healthcare and maintaining trust in patient care. This course, “Ensuring Clinical Competence and Patient Safety as Healthcare Professionals”, is tailored for doctors, dentists, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, psychologists, counsellors, physiotherapists, optometrists, opticians, social workers, chiropractors, osteopaths, and other healthcare professionals.
Whether you are facing a complaint, inquiry, investigation, or fitness to practice process with your regulatory body, or seeking professional development CPD, this course provides essential skills to ensure patient safety and clinical competence. It covers key practices in clinical competence and patient safety for both fitness to practice support and professional development.
Ideal for healthcare professionals involved in GMC, GDC, NMC, or HCPC processes, this course also supports those regulated by bodies like GPhC, Social Work England, SSSC, GOC, GCC, and GOsC. By focusing on clinical skills, patient safety standards, and risk management, this course equips participants with the tools to excel in healthcare competence and patient safety across a variety of clinical settings.
Who This Course is For:
- Doctors, Dentists, Nurses, Midwives, Pharmacists, Social Workers, Osteopaths, Chiropractors, Opticians, Optometrists, Psychologists, and Counsellors facing fitness to practice processes.
- Healthcare professionals looking to enhance clinical competence and patient safety in line with regulatory standards.
- Social Workers engaging with Social Work England or SSSC to develop patient safety standards.
- Professionals under HCPC, GOC, GOsC, and GCC seeking guidance on competence and patient safety.
- Any healthcare professional focused on CPD training for competence and regulatory compliance.
Key Topics Covered in the Course:
- Techniques for maintaining high clinical standards across healthcare settings.
- Practical approaches to uphold patient safety and clinical competence.
- Guidance for professionals involved in regulatory processes.
- Strategies for implementing best practices in patient safety.
- Tools to ensure competence and safety in all clinical environments.
Useful Resources:
- GMC Concerns: Relate to both clinical competence and conduct.
- GMC Investigation Process: Can be long and stressful.
- Royal College of Nursing (RCN): Supports nurses, midwives, and nursing associates.
- NMC Fitness to Practice Library: Useful for NMC processes.
- GPhC: Sets detailed standards for pharmacists.
- HCPC: Regulates health and care professionals.
- Social Work England: Regulates social workers in England.
- SSSC: Registers social workers in Scotland.
- GOC: Provides guidance for opticians and optometrists.
- GCC: Ensures financial integrity for chiropractors.
- GOsC: Regulates osteopaths in the UK.
- NHS Services: Details public healthcare services in the UK.
- RCGP: Supports education and training for GPs.
- Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Assists with public healthcare concerns.
