Safeguarding

The aim of this resource is to help develop your confidence, knowledge, skills and attitudes to offer an emergency contraception service and a chlamydia testing and treatment service, and to be able to deal professionally with a safeguarding issue should one arise in the course of your practice.

The FSRH have launched new guidance on emergency contraception this can be found here. We are in the process of updating this programme to incorporate this guidance.

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Learning Objectives:

• demonstrate a good understanding of contraception and emergency contraception, the aims of the service and its place in contraception and sexual health services overall
• describe the presentation and management of chlamydia infection, and the aims of the chlamydia testing and treatment service and how it fits with the local sexual health agenda
• summarise the background and policy surrounding the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and the issues this raises for pharmacy professionals
• describe the use of the patient group direction and associated paperwork for the indicated treatments
• demonstrate effective person-centred consultation skills to handle problematic situations
• demonstrate the ability to counsel and advise clients appropriately and sensitively, and refer for further care
• provide evidence for many of the competencies required to deliver emergency contraception and chlamydia services as described in the CPPE Declaration of Competence frameworks for each of these services.

The aim of this learning resource is to give you the skills, knowledge and confidence to deal professionally with any safeguarding issues that may arise in the course of your practice.

Completion of the programme and the associated Level 2 assessment will fulfil the safeguarding requirements at Level 2 for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians as required for the Pharmacy Quality Scheme and by the intercollegiate document Safeguarding children and young people.

Completion of the programme and the associated Level 1 assessment will allow pharmacy support staff to prove their competence at Level 1 as required by the intercollegiate document Safeguarding children and young people.

Learning Objectives:

• explain your role in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and be aware of your legal, ethical and professional responsibilities
• describe the different types of abuse that children and vulnerable adults may be subjected to and know how to recognise the potential signs of abuse
• know who to contact for advice if you have concerns about the safety of a child or vulnerable adult
• take appropriate action if you suspect a case of abuse or neglect, including appropriately reporting and recording your concerns and sharing of information
• be able to identify and refer on an individual suspected of being a victim of trafficking, child sexual exploitation and female genital mutilation or at risk of radicalisation.

Supported by Health Education England (HEE), in association with the Department of Health and NHS England, this short video presents a series of scenarios involving a young person potentially at risk of child sexual exploitation (CSE) and uses the voice of a real-life victim who talks about her experiences at the hands of a CSE gang.

The video provides practical advice on what to do if you suspect a patient or person in your care is at risk and makes it clear that there is a responsibility to report any activity that you think is suspicious.

Learning Objectives:

• describe what CSE is, who is at risk and the impact it can have on young people's lives
• recognise the indicators of CSE in various healthcare settings
• understand your professional responsibility to take action to protect and support any young person you suspect may be at risk of CSE.

FGM resources for healthcare professionals.

This e-assessment is linked with the CPPE Safeguarding children and vulnerable adult: a guide for the pharmacy team e-learning programme and assesses you on the learning objectives within the programme.

Why should I do this assessment?

This e-assessment is linked with the CPPE Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults – a guide for the pharmacy team programme and assesses you on the learning objectives within that programme.

Why should I do this assessment?

A resource for healthcare professionals to increase their awareness and understanding of safeguarding requirements.

A resource for healthcare professionals to increase their awareness and understanding of safeguarding requirements.

Using the Care Act guidance.

All regulated health and social care professionals in England and Wales, including pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, now have a mandatory duty to report cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in girls under the age of 18. This learning is to help you understand when this new duty applies, and when to follow existing local safeguarding procedures – and how these obligations fit with our standards.

These documents remind health services of their duties to safeguard adults.

The Department for Education is responsible for child protection in England. This learning provides policy, legislation and statutory guidance on how the child protection system should work.

Increasingly, people with a learning disability will be living in the community and being seen in mainstream NHS services. This programme considers action that those working in mainstream services can take that will support this key element of NHS care.

This programme has been designed to enable you to contribute and respond more effectively to the needs of people with a learning disability, their carers and their support workers, to optimise their medicines and improve their health outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

• categorise a range of learning disabilities and the differences in capability that can occur in each of these
• describe key policy drivers that support change in the management of people with a learning disability
• explain consent to a person with a learning disability and recognise when to involve family members, carers and support workers in the consultation
• demonstrate patient-centred consultation skills and behaviours to meet the needs of people with a learning disability
• promote physical health and wellbeing and support patients to manage their concurrent physical health conditions
• identify people with a learning disability and concurrent mental health disorder and provide them with advice and support
• support people with a learning disability and their families to manage behaviour that challenges, in line with National Institute of Health and Care Excellence guidance
• explain the importance of a holistic approach to medicines optimisation as a strategy to help people with a learning disability make the most of their medicines.