Module 2Foundation 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.

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