Course Outline:
This one-day course is aimed at those members of the psychiatric clinical team who will be required to write and present reports at MHTs and Hospital Managers’ Meetings.
As part of regular clinical practice, psychiatric healthcare professionals will be required to produce statements and/or reports, which may be used in Mental Health Tribunals and Hospital Managers’ Meetings, as well as for internal audits, responding to complaints and regulatory proceedings.
Often they are written in a format that makes them difficult to read or understand. They fail to provide accurate information, leaving the writer open to scrutiny, undermining the quality of the clinical evidence provided and possibly leaving the hospital open to claims for unlawful imprisonment and other forms of malpractice.
This practical course will teach you how to turn clinical notes into effective statements and reports. Through exercises, you will review the structure of statements and reports including style and format, while also gaining the ability to identify the relevant information that needs to be included. They will learn how to distinguish between fact, inference and opinion, and explore common pitfalls and mistakes made by other healthcare professionals, and importantly how to avoid them.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Identify the issues to be addressed
- Distinguish between fact, inference and opinion
- Ensure any opinion is based on fact
- Use records, notes and other relevant material as the basis for statements and/or reports
- Adopt appropriate format, layout and style consistent with the Senior President of Tribunals’ Practice Direction
- Develop an objective and critical approach to written evidence
Course Details:
- Duration and CPD: 1 day | 6 hours
- In-house course format and fee: Virtual or face-to-face | Call for details
Please call 020 7549 2549 or email info@bondsolon.com to discuss or book an in-house course.