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This course is designed for healthcare professionals, especially those working directly with patients, including psychiatric care providers, and clinicians involved in medical research. It’s also ideal for NHS Trust staff who focus on clinical governance, risk management, or resource allocation.
The course will help you tackle the challenges you face in today’s workplace. Through specialized modules in medical law and ethics, you’ll develop practical skills in the analysis, evaluation, and application of legal concepts. You’ll learn through a mix of lectures, seminars, guided learning, independent study, problem-solving, and resource-based approaches, leading to a final assessment.
Key Features:
- Learn from legal experts, including experienced barristers, solicitors, professors, and international legal practitioners.
- Explore real-world ethical issues like euthanasia, abortion, mental health, medical negligence, patient safety, and Coroner’s law.
- Study in dedicated legal spaces, such as a crown court that has hosted trials for centuries, a training courtroom, and a simulated Judge's Chambers suite. The university’s Hugh Aston Building also houses a law library just for law students, perfect for hands-on learning.
- Develop the values, skills, and knowledge to contribute to a fairer, more peaceful, and sustainable world.
- Benefit from block teaching, where you focus on one subject at a time, making it easier to engage with your studies, receive regular feedback and maintain a balanced study-life routine.
