Monthly Archives: November 2018

The importance of Informed Consent

Date: November 22, 2018 by idu-net

Any doctor or healthcare professional should obtain their patient’s permission or agreement to undergo a course of treatment – now termed ‘informed consent’ following a Supreme Court judgment in the case of Montgomery –v- Lanarkshire Health Board in March 2015. This means that a doctor or healthcare professional should discuss all the treatment options (not …

Challenging an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)

Date: November 07, 2018 by idu-net

Challenging an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)   In September 2014, the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) reforms came into effect. From 1 September 2014, any child or young person referred to a local authority for assessment was considered under the new Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan assessment process.   Department for …

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