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Professional Accountability and Delegation in Healthcare UK

Course Content

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Section 1: Understanding Professional Accountability

  • 1.1 Accountability, Responsibility and Authority

  • 1.3 Owning Your Decisions

  • 1.4 Working Within Your Competence

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Section 2: What the Regulators Expect About Delegation

  • 2.1 Shared Principles Across the Regulators

  • 2.2 Allied Health, Dental and Pharmacy Professions

  • 2.3 National Guidance on Delegation to Support Workers

  • 2.4 Delegation to Students and Learners

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Section 3: Making Safe Delegation Decisions

  • 3.1 A Structured Approach to Delegation

  • 3.3 Assessing the Person

  • 3.4 Instructing, Supervising and Evaluating

  • 3.5 Recording Delegation Decisions

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Section 4: Accepting Delegated Work and Saying No

  • 4.1 Your Accountability When You Accept a Task

  • 4.2 Declining or Challenging a Delegation

  • 4.3 When a Delegated Task Goes Wrong

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Section 5: Delegation Across Roles, Teams and Settings

  • 5.1 Associate and Support Roles

  • 5.2 Delegated Healthcare Activities in Social Care

  • 5.3 Dental, Pharmacy and Multidisciplinary Teams

  • 5.4 Delegation, Referral and Handover

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Section 6: Accountable Practice in Difficult Conditions

  • 6.1 Staffing Pressures and Accountability

  • 6.2 Accountability of Leaders and Managers

  • 6.3 Documenting Your Decisions

  • 6.4 Honest Errors, Reflection and Insight

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Section 7: Conclusion and Key Points

  • Conclusion and Key Points

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Section 8: References and Quick Reference

  • References and Further Reading

  • Quick-Reference Guide

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Section 9: Reflection

  • Your reflective account