Welcome to our training prospectus with courses designed specifically for the independent healthcare and social care sector. Flexibility with you in mind The topics can be run as short learning sessions or more comprehensive half or full day courses. Choose a one-off session to service an immediate need, or mix and match the subjects to build a longer term training programme suited to your operational needs. We will provide all of the materials and a certificate of attendance if you need it. You provide the facilities and co-ordinate the delegates you want to attend. To enquire about any of the courses please email healthlearning@brownejacobson.com or call 0370 270 6000.

1. Continuous learning and improvement together
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2. Welcome to our training prospectus with courses designed specifically for the independent
healthcare and social care sector.
Flexibility with you in mind
welcome
0370 270 6000 | healthlearning@brownejacobson.com
Annual Elderly Care Conference
21 April 2016
At our annual conference we help you understand
and plan for the legal risks associated with caring
for an ageing population. Hear from leading
experts across the health sector to learn how you
can protect yourself, your orgnisation and your
residents. Watch our video to find out more.
Visit our website or call to secure a place - we’d
love to see you there.
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You provide the
facilities and co-
ordinate your people
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We provide the
materials and
the certificate of
attendance
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The topics can be run as short learning sessions or more comprehensive half or full day courses. Choose a one-off
session to service an immediate need, or mix and match the subjects to build a longer term training programme
suited to your operational needs.
We will provide all of the materials and a certificate of attendance if you need it. You provide the facilities and
co-ordinate the delegates you want to attend.
To enquire about any of the courses simply email healthlearning@brownejacobson.com or call 0370 270 6000.

3. workforce
Disability discrimination
This workshop aims to equip managers and HR personnel with the knowledge and confidence to get the best out of
all employees, including:
• identifying disabled employees
• what constitutes discrimination against disabled employees?
• what adjustments am I required to make?
• can we terminate the employment of a disabled employee because of their attendance or performance?
Building and managing a strong workforce
Disability discrimination
Managing sickness absence
Performance management
Transfer of undertakings (TUPE)
Workplace investigations
Social media
Managing organisational changes
Social media
The law and case law around social media is
constantly evolving - this workshop helps managers
to identify risks and effectively manage your
orgnisation’s reputation, including:
• recent case law developments
• what does an effective policy look like?
• disciplinary action and when is it appropriate to
enforce.
Workplace investigations
Looking at a real-life case study, this workshop equips
managers and HR professionals to run a smooth
workplace investigation, including:
• how to get the process right first time and the
consequences if you do not
• the investigation process
• how to prepare a report
• hearings and appeals
• top tips and common mistakes.
Managing sickness absence
An interactive workshop offering practical guidance
on how to tackle sickness absence, including:
• management of persistent short-term absence
• reducing the impact of long term absences
• managing stress related absence
• the duty to make reasonable adjustments.
Performance management
In this session we will look at the various stages of
effective performance management process, including:
• maximising the benefit of the appraisal process and
objective setting
• ongoing performance management
• managing under-performance
• the process that may lead to dismissals and appeals.
Transfer of undertakings (TUPE)
This scenario-based workshop unpicks and simplifies the
TUPE process, including:
• when does TUPE apply?
• who and what transfers?
• the duty to inform and consult along with the
disclosure requirements
• restructures and changing terms and conditions
• top tips and common mistakes.
Managing organisational change
This workshop helps managers to act lawfully and fairly
when implementing change, including:
• varying terms and conditions of employment
• consultation requirements
• redeployment
• termination of employment.
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4. Introductory session aimed at practitioners, including:
• the basic principles of the Act
• how to assess capacity
• best interest decisions
• other decision making mechanisms, including
advance decisions, lasting powers of attorney and
the Court of Protection
• Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
Corporate manslaughter and health and safety
The impact of the corporate manslaughter offence is
finally starting to be felt within the health and social
care sector. An NHS trust was charged with the offence
this year along with two senior consultants who were
also charged with gross negligence manslaughter.
Aimed at senior managers, including:
• the legal framework
• your duties as a senior manager
• guidance for senior managers
• how to discharge duties
• the audit trail.
legal
Attending court
Preparing for an inquest
Attending an inquest
Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Corporate manslaughter and health and safety
Applying practical skills and legal knowledge
Court skills
Overview of legal proceedings and practical
techniques, including:
• claims in healthcare
• how claims are brought and what happens?
• different types of court cases
• in the witness box - a practical case study.
Advanced session, including:
• the impact of the Law Commission consultation on
DoL
• advance decisions
• Lasting Powers of Attorney
• the role of the Court of Protection and when to go
to court
• the latest case law on and the link between MCA
and DoLS.
The Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Inquests
Taster session aimed at practitioners, including:
• the nature and purpose of an inquest
• the Coroner’s powers to compel disclosure of
documents or the attendance of witnesses at an
inquest
• the Coroner’s obligation to write a ‘prevention of
future deaths report’
• practical tips on preparing reports for the Coroner
• how to prepare for an inquest
• what to expect at a hearing
• what could happen following the inquest.
Series of free case law update live webinars
Watch our latest webinar on the Law Commission
Consultation on Deprivation of Liberty below.

5. regulatory
You and the police
Regulators
CQC inspections
Taking care of medical records and court processes
Preparing for audits and inspections
You and the police
The police take the lead role in investigating
suspicious deaths to determine if there is sufficient
evidence to support a charge of corporate
manslaughter and/or gross negligence manslaughter.
This workshop is aimed at managers, including:
• the legal framework
• your organisation as a suspect
• individuals as suspects
• the organisation and staff as witnesses
• disclosure of information to the police
• supporting staff as witnesses during criminal
proceedings.
• the legal framework and CQC role and powers
• new fundamental standards and outcomes data
• preparing for and managing the initial visit of the
CQC
• conducting your own internal investigations
• ongoing liaison with CQC throughout the
investigation
• responding to the imposition of conditions/
restrictions
• preparing for an appeal
• avoiding criminal prosecution.
Medical records and court processes
A workshop aimed at helping practitioners realise the
importance of accurate records, including:
• real life case studies - records under scrutiny
• the principles of court processes - clinical negligence
claims and inquests.
Regulator investigations
It is inevitable that you will come under the spotlight
from one of the regulators from time to time either
following a suspicious death, never event, even a near
miss or following a statutory inspection. This workshop
ensures that your people understand the following:
• who the regulators are
• the legal framework under which they operate
• how they may be involved with the trust
• their powers
• what an investigation involves
• the key steps in managing an investigation.
Root cause analysis
A root cause analysis is essential to preventing the
same incident being repeated. It can also have wider
applications, which this training will explore.
Based on a real-life scenario, this interactive
workshop will use root cause analysis tools to analyse
an incident. The session will explore reporting
styles and information gathering techniques for any
investigation.
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The role of the CQC has been extended to include inspection of premises, formerly the remit of the HSE, and
a series of new fundamental standards have been published. Having a plan to manage a CQC audit is essential.
This workshop is aimed at managers and includes:
When the CQC inspector calls

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