Module 2 — Foundation and safer practice
Safety Netting
Develop clear, specific safety netting that helps patients act appropriately when a condition changes or does not settle.
- Component of a combined 2-hour session with Module 1
- Live online or organisational delivery
- CPD accreditation in progress
What the module covers
- What effective safety netting looks like in practice
- Communicating the expected course of an illness
- Managing and expressing clinical uncertainty
- Return and escalation triggers patients can recognise
- Documenting the advice given and why
Learning outcomes
- Describe the components of effective, specific safety netting
- Apply safety netting advice appropriate to the presentation and risk
- Document safety netting in a clear and defensible way
How learning is applied
Learning is applied through case-based discussion and drafting safety netting wording for realistic presentations.
Intended audience
Pharmacists and healthcare professionals developing clinical assessment, reasoning, prescribing or governance capability.
Enquire about Safety Netting
Commission this module on its own or as part of the complete ACP Clinical Practice Development Programme.