Mental Health Awareness for Emergency Medicine: Abscond and Treatment Refusal

Offered By

Royal College of General Practitioners

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30 minutes
 
100% Online
 
No download
 
English
 
Desktop & Mobile
   
Shareable
Certificate

Course Information

Purpose
Target Audience
Course Structure
Certificate
Prerequisites 
CPD

Why should I take this course?

This micro skills course from the Royal College of General Practitioners provides worked examples of cases where patients have refused treatment or threatened to leave the hospital. It considers what action can be taken by healthcare professionals to treat such patients safely and within the law. It covers the assessment of capacity and the treatment of patients under the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act.

Are the programs accredited for continuous professional development (CPD) or continuing medical education (CME)?

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Do I need any prior qualifications or experience?

Our courses and programs have been designed to meet the needs of a broad range of trainees and qualified healthcare professionals. For most courses, we do not ask that you hold certain qualifications or meet certain criteria.
Some courses are aligned to specialist medical curricula so there is a certain level of medical knowledge required in these cases. On the whole, however, the courses and programs are accessible to a broad audience of learners.

Validate your learning

Each participant receives a certificate upon course completion.

What you can expect

A 30 minute eLearning course containing interactive content and activities. 

This course is ideal for

All health professionals.
Overview

Here is what you will cover in
this course

Recognise the principles behind informed consent to medical treatment and decision-making capacity

Identify personal and environmental factors which may affect people's willingness to stay or accept treatment

Describe approaches which help minimise the need for coercion or forcible treatment

Explain the legal frameworks available when it appears to be necessary to offer treatment, despite objections

Explain the legal frameworks available when it appears necessary to prevent somebody leaving hospital

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