For this module you are assessed by a 2,000-word critical analysis of one aspect of an inquiry into healthcare provision. You will be expected to draw upon the legal, ethical, and professional principles, learnt throughout the module, that are relevant to this one aspect of the chosen inquiry. There will be an assignment preparation, formative submission, and tutorial prior to summative submission to support you with this. Further information about this process can be found in the summative assignment lecture and on KEATS under the assessment tab. Please also submit questions to the module forum as they arise.
The inquiry you will be examining will be the Department of Health review into Winterbourne View Hospital. The full source can be accessed here, and further resources are also available on the Keats site. It is expected that you will choose from one of the below aspects:
• Communication & Record Keeping
• Education & Training
• Physical Restraint
• Appropriate Supervision
• Medicine Management
You will need to show how failures within this one aspect resulted in patient harm. You will also need to show how failures in this aspect resulted in ethical principles, legal elements, and professional expectations not being met. You need to draw on:
Key elements from the report
Ethical theories covered within the module
The law – which includes Singaporean and UK constitution as relevant, acts of parliament, human rights, and case law
Professional Expectations – this will involve referencing both the SNB and NMC codes of professional conduct
Relevant contemporary literature
When constructing the assignment please refer to the below structure and examine the module rubric accessed via Keats.
Sample Solution