MEDICAL CHAPERONE IN GENERAL PRACTICE

Aimed At:

All administrative staff who may be required to chaperone.

• This one day course has been developed in light of the Ayling report and the subsequent recommendations for all clinicians who perform intimate examinations.  This course includes a workbook containing practical competencies to enable the delegate to be assessed at the practice to complete the programme.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the session delegates will gain an understanding of:

• The background and context in light of the Ayling report

• What are the duties of a chaperone?

• Confidentiality/Caldicott/Data Protection Act/ Consent/ Children’s Act/Gillick Principle

• Read Codes, Recording, Protocols, Guidance and Competencies

• Different patient groups e.g. learning disability/mental illness/ethnicity & other cultural considerations