Documentation & Record Keeping Training Level 2 Course

Welcome to Ad Vitam Learning's online Documentation and Record Keeping training course. This Documentation & Record Keeping e-learning course was developed to meet the required learning outcomes in the Skills for Health’s UK Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) recommendations for health and social care providers.

Course aims and objectives

• Explain why it is important to maintain good clinical/medical records
• Understand your responsibilities for maintaining good clinical records
• Explain what constitutes clinical records in practice
• Understand the legal requirements for record keeping
• For how long you should keep clinical records
• Understand how the Data Protection Act applies to your practice

What is covered in this online course?

• Why are health records important?
• What are health records?
• Adequate health records
• Who can have access to health records?
• Charging for access to health records
• What counts as health records?
• How long should health records be kept?
• The Data Protection Act 1998
• Data protection principles
• Data protection terminology
• The Data Protection act 1998 rights of data subjects
• Storage, security, and disposal of health records
• References and online learning resources
• Summary

Assessment and certification

At the end of this online documentation and record keepingtraining course, learners will be required to complete an online assessment. On successful completion of the knowledge test (80% pass mark), learners will be able to download a FREE CPD certificate that is valid for one year.

Course accreditation

The content of this online documentation and record keeping training course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines..

Course duration

It will take approximately 45 to 90 minutes to complete this documentation and record keeping e-learning course. The length of time to complete the course depends on the following:

• your prior knowledge and experience about documentation and record keepingawareness in the workplace and related regulations
• how quickly you can study and absorb the learning materials
• how much you can pace yourself once started

You are in full control of how long it takes to complete this documentation and record keeping training course. You can go through the course in one sitting, or pause and come back later. Your progress will be recorded throughout and you will be able to start where you previously left off.

You can revise the online learning materials as many times as you like. Even after completing the course successfully (and obtaining your CPD) certificate, you will still have access to your learning materials for 365 days.

Ad Vitam Learning’s documentation and record keeping e-Learning course should be completed by all healthcare and social care staff. This includes unpaid and voluntary staff working in NHS and private hospitals, locum doctors, locum allied health professionals, agency nurses and healthcare assistants. This online documentation and record keeping training course is also relevant for health and social care support workers, including charities, nursing and residential home staff

This documentation and record keepingonline training course can be taken as a standalone CPD course or as part of the wider online candidate mandatory training courses

This online documentation and record keeping training course covers the main points relating to the guidelines and record keeping legislation. It has additional online learning resources that provide more details for learners to refer to during the course and in practice.

Access to a pc, tablet, laptop, smart phone and access to the internet

• 2 points/credits towards the Continuous professional development (CPD)

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