In this online, self-access module, we look at reasons why this legislative programme has come about, issues of access to health care, and the role of human rights. Discussions will focus on regulatory and legislative controls that are more or less specific to the medical profession, including relevant provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998, and an assessment of their effect on medical practice. This module also considers how approaches to funding affect the availability of treatment, and how questions of access are interpreted and enforced in light of EU law.

This module can be taken at any time and is offered throughout the year and you will have two weeks access for each module you book.

Detailed Description

In recent years, there have been significant additions to the statutory control of the health care professions, including the Health Act 1999, the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002, and the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

One of the most remarkable aspects of this latest wave of statutory reform is that the government is now able to make changes to the regulation of the health care professions by issuing Orders in Council, as opposed to negotiating the more public legislative processes inherent in the passage of Acts of Parliament.  

  

The course is taken online on a self-access and offers a flexible way to study while maintaining work and personal commitments.