Healthcare Law

Healthcare Law - AVAILABLE FOR STAND-ALONE STUDY

Teaching dates: Monday 17th - Friday 21st April 2023.

Aims

To enable students to explore, and develop their understanding of, the laws that govern and influence medical practice and the way professionals and institutions are regulated and held to account.

Content

The unit requires a commitment to pre-unit preparation, including some specific reading before and between class sessions.

Content

• An introduction to statute and case law relating to common clinical scenarios and healthcare management;
• An introduction to Human Rights and Equality legislation;
• The concepts of consent, capacity and autonomy;
• Mental Health law;
• The process and importance of complaints, quality assurance and learning
• The regulation of healthcare professionals and institutions;
•  End of life care and ceiling of care decisions.

All teaching will take place at Madingley Hall, a 16th-century manor house on the outskirts of Cambridge, and home to the Institute of Continuing Education.

Entry requirements

Applications are invited from Specialty Registrars or equivalent, GPs, dentists and newly appointed consultants.

Eligible employees from CUHP partner organisations (CUHFT, Papworth Hospital NHS FT, CPFT), will be encouraged to apply; however, places will also be made available to other suitably qualified individuals.

Applicants are normally expected to a hold a 2.i degree or higher from a UK university or an equivalent from an overseas university. There is provision to accept applicants who do not satisfy the standard academic criterion. Such applicants must produce evidence of relevant and equivalent experience and their suitability for the course.

All applicants are required to demonstrate competency in English at a high level before commencing the programme (IELTS Academic test scores of: overall band score of 7.5, with not less than 7.0 in speaking, listening, writing and reading). The language requirements will be reviewed in light of changes to the General Medical Council’s English language requirements.

How to apply

Candidates are required to submit a brief summary of 200-250 words outlining how the module will benefit and enhance their clinical role. 

Applications for this stand-alone module will be accepted until 03 April 2023. To apply please click on the button above (top right of this page) and follow the instructions carefully.