Informed Consent in Health and Social Care – Level 2 – Online CPD Training Course

Informed Consent in Health and Social Care – Level 2 – Online CPD Training Course.

Welcome to our informed consent in health and social care online training course for front-line healthcare and social care providers. All our online training courses, programmes and qualifications are accredited by the CPD Certification Service (CPDUK).

They are also developed in line with the latest UK legislation and meet the requirements set out by the National Health Service (NHS), Skills for Health’s UK Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF), the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Skills for Care, UK Health and Safety Executive and other professional and regulatory bodies.

Who is the online informed consent training course for?

This informed consent in health and social care e-learning course should be completed by those who work in health and social care services, including:

• NHS medical, nursing, AHP and care staff
• Locum doctors and nurses
• Locum allied health professionals (AHPs)
• Agency nurses
• Agency workers
• Healthcare Assistants
• Support workers
• Care assistants
• Nursery staff
• Teachers and teaching staff
• Community services.

All healthcare and social care staff should complete our online informed consent in health and social care training courses. This includes voluntary staff and unpaid working in NHS and private hospitals. Locum doctors, locum allied health professionals, agency nurses and healthcare assistants can also complete these informed consent e-learning courses.

These informed consent in health and social care training courses are also relevant for health and social care support workers, including those who work for nursing care homes, residential care homes and charities.

Course aims and objectives

The aims and objectives of this informed consent in health and social care training course are to improve the awareness of the importance of obtaining informed consent before undertaking and procedures or providing care.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this informed consent in health and social care training course, the learner will:

• Know critical factors to consider when obtaining consent,
• Improve their understanding of the legislation regarding consent in health and social care environments,
• Be able to identify and apply the primary forms of consent in routine practice,
• Understand the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and
• Improve awareness of mental capacity assessment and deprivation of liberty safeguards.

What is covered in this online informed consent training course?

This informed consent in health and social care e-learning course covers the following:

• An introduction to the fundamental principles for consenting to treatments or procedures
• What the law says about consent
• Definition of informed consent
• How to respond to patient requests and questions
• Other factors to consider when obtaining consent
• Definition of voluntary consent
• Understanding the fundamental principles of adult competence
• Refusal of treatment
• How capacity is assessed
• What to do if a patient or service user lacks the capacity
• What support is available for people who cannot consent
• How to support people who lack capacity in practice
• The Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Key provisions to protect vulnerable adults when obtaining consent
• Court referrals for adults who lack the capacity
• Definition of advance decisions
• Issues around children and consent
• Understanding parental responsibilities
• Complex situations concerning consent
• Definition of delegated consent
• The main forms of consent
• Consent forms that are used in healthcare environments
• Key points to remember about the consent process
• Where to find further information on consent (online learning resources).

Why is informed consent training essential in health and social care?

It is fundamental in health and care that the person receiving the care or treatment, i.e. the patient/client, agrees to receive it. That is that he or she provides informed consent to receiving the care or treatment. By ‘informed’ we mean that the patient/client understands exactly what is going to happen because you or a senior colleague have explained it in a way that he or she can easily understand.

Our informed consent in health and social care training course covers the legal and professional responsibilities relating to informed consent.

What is informed consent?

Informed consent is a process for getting permission before conducting a healthcare intervention on a person, or for disclosing personal information. A health care provider may ask a patient to consent to receive therapy before providing it, or a clinical researcher may ask a research participant before enrolling that person into a clinical trial. Informed consent is collected according to guidelines from the fields of medical ethics and research ethics.

Informed consent can be said to have been given based upon an evident appreciation and understanding of the facts, implications, and consequences of an action. Adequate informed consent is rooted in respecting a person’s dignity. To give informed consent, the individual concerned must have appropriate reasoning faculties and have all relevant facts. Impairments to reasoning and judgment that may prevent informed consent include basic intellectual or emotional immaturity, high levels of stress such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or severe intellectual disability, severe mental disorder, intoxication, severe sleep deprivation, Alzheimer’s disease, or being in a coma.

Course accreditation

The content of this online informed consent in health and social care training course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

Payment and additional information

After adding your informed consent in health and social care e-learning course (s) to the shopping cart (by selecting Add to Cart), you will be able to make a secure payment using all major credit and debit cards.

Once you have purchased your informed consent in health and social care online training course (s), you will be sent a confirmation e-mail. You will then receive a link and login details to access your e-learning course (s) within 24 hours of purchase.

How to access your informed consent training course

1. Pay for your courses (All major debit and credit cards accepted)
2. Once you have registered, you will receive your login details within a few minutes
3. You will then be able to reset your password, log in and take your selected online course (s)
4. On completion, you will be asked to complete an end of course assessment (minimum 80% to pass)
5. You can immediately download, save or print your CPD Accredited Certificate
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Requirements

To complete this informed consent in health and social care e-learning course, you will need access to a computer device, e.g., desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone device.

Career path

Our online informed consent in health and social care training courses are suitable for:

• Those who are looking to improve their knowledge of the subject area,
• Those whose jobs require periodic continuing professional development (CPD),
• Those who need to show evidence as part of their professional registration requirements, e.g., doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.

What is the Skills for Health’ UK ‘Core Skills Training Framework’ (CSTF)?

There is increasing recognition that there are wide variations in the quality and consistency of healthcare training provided across the UK. To minimise these challenges, LearnPac Systems works with various UK health and social care organisations to develop statutory and mandatory training courses in line with Skills for Health’s UK Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF). This includes mandatory training courses in the Skills for Health’s UK Core Skills Training Framework – CSTF Statutory Mandatory Training Subject Guide Version 1.3, Skills for Health Clinical Care UK Core Skills Training Framework Subject Guide April 2015 and other awareness courses for health and social care workers.

This online informed consent in health and social care training course was developed in line with the CSTF learning outcomes.

Why choose our accredited e-learning courses?

The benefits of using our accredited e-learning courses in the workplace include:

• National Skills Academy for Health national delivery partner
• The UK accredited e-learning provider
• An approved UK training centre
• Ofqual accredited qualifications
• Nationally recognised CPD certificates
• Free blended learning environment to support existing training
• Access your online training immediately
• The highly interactive e-learning portal
• Substantial cost reductions (no travel fees & other expenses)
• Embrace the benefits of eLearning for healthcare providers
• Significant person hour reductions
• Online training only takes as long as the learners needs
• Low carbon footprint through e-learning
• Over 200 online CPD courses
• Repository of online learning materials and assessment
• Fully qualified and experienced trainers, instructors and assessors
• Subject matter experts and content developers
• Convert your existing classroom courses to e-learning courses
• All training courses based on the latest guidance and best practice

Informed Consent in Health and Social Care – Level 2 – Online CPD Training Course.