Welcome to the Ethics module.

This module is designed to increase your knowledge on ethics and the law. On this page
are the notes to accompany the module and key documents you should be aware of.

You will need to bring with you item 1) below - the questions to discuss in
your groups.

1) Please download the question sheet to answer in the group discussion section of
the module. You will need to discuss these questions in your groups. Click to Download.

2) These are the notes that accompany the module for you to read. Click to Download.

3) This is the Powerpoint presentation of the Module for those of you who wish to have
a copy of the actual presentation itself. Click to Download.

 

 

 

These are documents you should be aware of. They are not required for the module teaching but you do need to read them at some stage.

 

 

Key documents

GMC documents

Good Medical Practice
Good Medical Practice sets out the principles and values on
which good practice is founded; these principles together
describe medical professionalism .Click to download.

List of ethical guidance

0-18 years 0-18 years: guidance for all doctors (2007)
Confidentiality Confidentiality (2009)
Conflicts of Interest Conflicts of Interest (2008)
Consent Consent: patients and doctors making decisions together (2008)
End of life care Treatment and care towards the end of life (2010)
Maintaining Boundaries Maintaining Boundaries (2006) deals with sexual relationships with patients, chaperones and intimate examinations.
Personal Beliefs and Medical Practice Personal Beliefs and Medical Practice (2008)
Prescribing Good Practice in Prescribing Medicines (2008)
Raising Concerns Raising Concerns about Patient Safety (2006)
Reporting Convictions Reporting Criminal and Regulatory Proceedings within and outside the UK (2008)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, these are video and sound clips that can be fun to watch or listen to.

 

 

1) The Hippocratic Oath. This was a podcast from the BBC Radio 4 program "In our time" with Melvyn Bragg when he discusses who Hippocrates was and the origins of the oath. To listen to the podcast, click the play button.

2) Interactive MCQ. This has a number of interactive MCQs to test your knowledge on a full range of topics in Medical Ethics & Law. Click here to access the website

3) Ethical Case Videos. From the same website, you can watch videos (with matchstick people) acting out common scenarios. With each case, the legal, ethical and clinical implications are explored in drop down menus underneath each clip. Click here to access the website

4) "Three Stories from the Mental Capacity Act". This is a 15 minute QuickTime documentary about three real-life stories. It shows how the Mental Capacity Act helps and protects people who lack capacity to make some decisions. Click here to view the online video

5) Patients feeling empowered by proper consent. This is a public information video on how consenting to treatment works. Patients explain how they feel being given the ability to consent to their own treatment.