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Medical Consent (including Gillick Competency)
27 September @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Venue: Zoom (online)
Audience: Anyone who supports young people who may experience disclosures relating to safeguarding, Nurses, Boarding staff
Course outline
The purpose of this webinar is to understand the concept of Gillick competence and consent in the school setting. It will refer to both safeguarding and medical issues, reflect on the law and documentation.
Training topics will include:
- The law
- The code
- Consent
- Gillick competence.
Learning outcomes:
- To understand the role of the adult with consent of a young person
- To understand Gillick competence
- To learn how we should manage gaining and documenting consent.
Cost
- Member Rate: £90
- Additional Member Delegate Fee: £45
- Non-member Rate: £180*
*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Hieda CPD and events, please click here.
Speaker:
Louise Howel, HIEDA Nurse Advisor 
Louise Howel is a paediatric nurse with experience in children’s A & E, plastics and respiratory care. Health visitor for ten years. Nine years experience in independent school nursing working in a mix of boarding and day school settings. Six years experience as Health centre manager most recently at Wycliffe College.
