Legal and Ethical Practice in the context of Health and Community Care

*If you an employed by the NHS, your employer may have CPD funding available for this module. You should seek the advice of your NHS employer at the same time as making the application.

This module aims to provide students with the opportunity to critique and evaluate the ethical and legal theories, principles and concepts that underpin current health and social care practice.

Module content includes:

• Overview of law and key principles including clinical negligence
• Personal and professional values and identity
• Ethical principles and theories
• Autonomy and consent
• Confidentiality and truth telling
• Justice and resource allocation
• End of life
• Ethical issues in specific areas of practice

Credits: 20