There are many pressures and demands placed on health professionals in this current climate such as lack of funding and reduced staffing levels. This course explores the duty of care owed by the health professional and how that duty is measured. It also explores the issues of accountability and responsibilities in circumstances which may be out of the control of the health professional but nevertheless they may be accountable. It looks at the consequences of following orders, guidelines and protocols, waiting lists and resources. It also looks at the expectations and inherent conflict between the law, the professional bodies and the employer.
The course is interactive with good use of real cases and exercises to illustrate the points.