- Department: Health Sciences
- Module co-ordinator: Ms. Helen Recchia
- Credit value: 10 credits
- Credit level: I
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
- See module specification for other years: 2021-22
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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C | Summer Term 2022-23 |
To enable the student to identify and apply the appropriate professional and legal frameworks that regulate and inform accountable midwifery practice.
This module will enable the student to:
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Online Exam - 24 hrs (Centrally scheduled) Viva |
N/A | 100 |
Non-compensatable
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Online Exam - 24 hrs (Centrally scheduled) Viva |
N/A | 100 |
Written feedback for summative assessment is provided on the standard proforma, within the timescale specified in the programme handbook.
Dimond, B. (2013). The legal aspects of midwifery. 4th edn. London: Quay Books.
Foster, I. and Lasser, J. (2011) Professional Ethics in Midwifery Practice. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Gallagher, A. Hodge, S. (2012) Ethics, law and professional issues: a practice-based approach for health professionals. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Griffith, R. Tengnah, C. Patel, C. (2014) Law and Professional Issues in Nursing. 3rd edn. London: SAGE Publications.
Griffith, R. Tengnah, C. Patel, C. (2010) Law and Professional Issues in Midwifery. Exeter: Learning Matters.
Jenkins, R. and Jones, S. (2004). The law and the midwife. 2nd edn. Oxford: Blackwell.
Powell, C. (2016) Safeguarding and child protection for nurses, midwives and health visitors: a practical guide. 2nd edn. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Schiller, R. (2016). Why human rights in childbirth matter. London: Pinter & Martin Ltd.