Online forums Prescribing
Mon 9 Dec 2024 09:30-15:40
Online Course, 5 CPD Hours

CPD training delivered by Rachael Davis, Legal Officer and Solicitor at the Royal College of Nursing

This unique online training day is created to equip independent prescribers with the knowledge, inspiration, and practical understanding of how to continue prescribing safely, ethically and in line with your competencies.

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Independent Prescribers: Legal Implications and Fitness to Practice
Online 5 CPD hours £399+VAT

Featuring evidence-based presentations, case study led activities and invaluable expert guidance

Secure your place today to benefit from peer-to-peer advice on improving independent prescribing and ensuring that you can consistently deliver safe, professional and ethical care. Featuring discussion driven presentations on:

  • Legal and ethical implications for independent prescribers
  • Clinical negligence and improve your duty of care
  • Responsibilities for patients around mental capacity and informed decision making
  • Support and education provided by regulatory bodies
  • Avoiding referrals and hearings through improved knowledge of prescribing errors
  • Building competencies and prescribing mindfully

A unique opportunity to share ideas, virtually network and benefit from expert and peer learning

Take away useful techniques and new skills to use in your day-to-day work routine:

  • Evidenced based examples: providing appropriate, relevant, and practical guidance
  • Interactive presentations: your concerns addressed with advice informed by years of experience
  • Closed room discussions: benchmark and engage with your fellow attendees
  • Agreed action plan: leave this course with the confidence to make the right changes

This course is available for in-house training

Available as a bespoke course to teams of 30+ people. Please do contact us if you would like this training delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.

9:30
Join, tech support and opportunity to network in your meeting room
10:00
Introduction, instructions and opening remarks
10:10
Relevant legislation and regulatory standards for independent prescribers
  • Understanding fundamental ethical and legal principles
  • What legislation covers the work of non-medical prescribers?
  • Exploring the code of conduct and relevant guidance
10:50
Questions and answers with your speaker
11:00
Interactive discussion session: How do you obtain consent? How do you evidence this and why is this so important?
11:10
Screen break
11:20
Interactive discussion session feedback: How do you obtain consent? How do you evidence this and why is this so important?
11:30
Main legal areas that all independent and nurse prescribers need to be aware of
  • Fully understanding consent, duty of care and mental capacity
  • What is clinical negligence and what does it mean for independent prescribers?
  • The inquest process: what to expect and when to seek advice?
12:10
Questions and answers with your speaker
12:20
Interactive discussion session: Drafting a witness statement for the inquest process - what should you include?
12:40
Lunch and screen break
1:10
Interactive discussion session feedback: Drafting a witness statement for the inquest process - what should you include?
Understanding the referral process
1:20
The fitness to practise process: Nursing and Midwifery Council explained
  • Who are the Nursing and Midwifery Council and what do they do?
  • The NMC fitness to practise process- what does a referral look like?
  • The reflective piece - why is this so important in a fitness to practise referral?
2:00
Questions and answers with your speaker
2:10
Interactive discussion session: Who refers nurses to the NMC and for what reasons?
2:30
Screen break
2:40
Interactive discussion session feedback: Who refers nurses to the NMC and for what reasons?
2:50
Case study session: How to avoid regular errors which can lead to referral to the NMC
  • Which common errors often lead to referrals?
  • Exploring the issues raised in record keeping and prescribing outside competencies
  • Case study examples of NMC referrals: what would you do differently?
3:30
Question, answer and final discussion
3:40
Chair’s closing remarks and close of course

Bringing a wealth of expertise and knowledge

Your confirmed speaker:

Rachael Davis
Job Title:
Legal Officer & Solicitor, Legal Services
Organisation
Royal College of Nursing
Biography

Rachael Davis first qualified as a solicitor in May 2012. She worked as a criminal defence solicitor for 3 years, before moving into the area of regulatory law where she worked for the Independent Police Complaints Commission (now known as the Independent Office for Police Conduct) for a year, before joining the Royal College of Nursing in May 2016.

Pricing Structure

  • £399+VAT for one NHS or Public Sector place
  • £299+VAT (each) for two or more NHS/Public sector places

You or a colleague can claim the group NHS discount, for booking four places across this and any other subsequent event, providing the same pricing structure applies. Click here to view the full list of up coming events.

For group bookings please email our delegate support team or call 01732 897788 for further details.

This course is available for in-house training 

Available as a bespoke course to teams of 30+ people. Please do contact us if you would like this training delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.

Commercial companies are also invited to sponsor this day. Please email Sarah Kemm for further details.

Reservations

You can reserve a no-obligation place whilst you apply for funding

If your funding has not yet been secured or you would like to hold your place with no obligation whilst waiting for your study leave to be approved, you can reserve your place with us. Please email the reservations team at SBK Healthcare with your details:

  • Booking contact: name, job title, department, email and telephone number
  • Event(s) to reserve for: title and date
  • Delegate details (for each delegate): name, job title, department, email and telephone number
  • Organisation details: name and address

Alternatively you can make a confirmed booking by emailing the above information to the bookings team 

How this online forum will work

Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking. Within one week of the online training taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including a full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the course.

If you have not received your email two days before your event, do check your junk folder then contact SBK Healthcare on 01732 897788.

Practice sessions are available. If you would like to attend a zoom practice session before the event takes place, please let us know by emailing bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk. You will have the opportunity to meet an SBK Healthcare staff member who will ensure you are able to access zoom, that your camera and microphone work and you are fully set-up for the day. This is optional but if you do wish to attend, please use the same device that you plan to use on the day.

On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the course by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.

Click here to view the specially created 5-minute video that will walk you through how to get the most out of attending your SBK Healthcare interactive online forum.

Terms and conditions

Certification of attendance

A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every fully registered participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.

Registration fees

You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.

Modify registration

To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email the bookings team.

Cancellations and substitutions

A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.

Event changes

It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavour to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.

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Expected attendees

Join us in 2024 to benefit from this unique and engaging online learning environment which will be illustrated with case study presentations and interactive scenarios of medical errors, and the legal implications. This special training is created for, and has been attended in the past by:

  • Established independent prescribers
  • Nurse prescribers
  • Newly qualified independent prescribers
  • Aspiring independent prescribers
  • Service leads

If you have a team that is 30 people or more, you can have a bespoke course delivered online to your team alone. Please contact Sarah Kemm or telephone 01732 897788.

Past attendee feedback

Last held in 2022, our attendees described title of that day here as “really enjoyable and thought provoking” and “an interesting and positive day with great contributions from all concerned”. See what else our attendees said:

“Another fantastic day for learning, updating and networking”

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

“Excellent! A very good conference on the role of NMP and its complexities”

Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust

“It is a good course; very productive. I will be looking for more SBK courses in the future”

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

“I loved the workshops as opportunities to practice what we had learnt. These were great and well run”

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

“Excellent content, found it really interesting and have learnt so much”

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

“Excellent session, a lot packed in and learnt a lot and very inspired by the speaker!”

North Staffs Combined Healthcare NHS Trust

View further comments on SBK Healthcare events on Trust Pilot.

Why sponsor?

Our role at SBK Healthcare is to bring industry together with healthcare professionals so that you can educate and inform your audience. These trail-blazing NHS delivery forums offer dedicated presentations, Q&A, networking and discussion time, each sponsor will be fully immersed into the event and able to effectively engage with your NHS audience.

Interested in having your own event, managed by us?

SBK Healthcare also provides in-house forums. Working closely with you as the client we can research, produce, market and deliver the conference or online forum that best suits the audience and meets your goals.

Reach out today

If you would like more information on our sponsorship options an in-house forum or if you wish to discuss your needs and what solutions may be appropriate for your business, please contact: 

Sarah Kemm 

Contact: 01732 897788 

Email: sarah.kemm@sbk-healthcare.co.uk