Professional Writing & Recording in Healthcare

Clinical Staff – Registered Practitioners

Why should you attend?

To ensure you maintain and improve the standard of record keeping, professional writing and communication through the analysis of care needs and evidence of decision making.

What skills will you take away?

Identify what is good practice in effective recording
Understand how to write professionally and be responsible and accountable for what they write
Recognise the importance of care being person centred
Explore communication tools for good record keeping and handover of care
Increased confidence in recognising good record keeping and challenging poor or inadequate recording keeping.
Improving standards of professional writing and record keeping

Why should you pay?

Record keeping is not an additional aspect of healthcare practice that a health care practitioner can choose whether to do or not. Rather it is an essential integral element of health care practice.
The Knowledge and skill that are learnt and reinforced during the course are designed to improve your ability to write professionally and accountably.
Discussing key principles within the session to provide a continuous record of a patient’s healthcare intervention
Legislation will be reinforced to impress the importance of accountability stressing the need for good quality professional writing to ensure safety for the patient, employer and the health care practitioner
These skills may prove priceless should your professional documentation be requested during a legal case or internal audit.

What are the smart learning outcomes for the course?

Specific - Receive a certificate of attendance

Measurable – Skills gained may be built upon existing knowledge and further knowledge on future courses

Achievable – During the session, your existing knowledge will be tested through multiple choice questions. Case studies will be introduced with group discussions to allow exploration of accountable patient centred care. Key skills of professional writing and good record keeping will be repeated to ensure they are imbedded.

Relevant – All aspects of the session are a reminder of the importance of good record keeping within the health care environment. Good record keeping required accurate methods of communication. Good communication skills are transferable into everyday life.

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