Your patience is appreciated, this course is being reviewed and upgraded as such the materials in the course at present may not reflect the new material being created. Stop Feeling Overwhelmed by Patient Paperwork — Transform Your Care Planning Skills! Creating compliant, effective, and person-centred care plans can feel overwhelming. In today’s fast-paced health and social care environments, your care plan is not just paperwork—it’s your most important legal, ethical, and clinical tool. Mistakes or omissions can compromise patient care, put you at professional risk, or fail regulatory scrutiny. This course provides a clear, systematic framework to take the guesswork out of care planning. You’ll move beyond simply recording information to confidently designing, implementing, and auditing care plans that genuinely improve patient outcomes while meeting the highest legal and ethical standards. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Design care plans that comply with CQC standards and relevant UK legislation. Master core professional duties: Duty of Care, Duty of Consent, and Duty of Candour. Apply person-centred planning techniques, involving individuals, families, or guardians in meaningful ways. Protect patient confidentiality and meet GDPR standards for secure record management. Distinguish between care plan types and define clear boundaries of care. Audit, review, and update care plans to maintain compliance and continuous improvement. Who this course is for: Nurses, Nursing Assistants, and Allied Health Professionals looking to improve regulatory compliance and documentation quality. Care Coordinators, Team Leaders, and Managers responsible for designing, auditing, or supervising care plans. Professionals seeking a structured, practical, and legally informed framework that can adapt to local or international contexts. Transform your documentation from a necessary task into a tool for safe, ethical, and high-quality patient care. 4. Course Contents / Modules Module 1: Introduction to Care Planning What a care plan is and why it matters Care planning cycles and types Legal, ethical, and clinical importance Module 2: Legal & Regulatory Framework (UK Focus) CQC standards and UK legislation Duty of Care, Duty of Consent, Duty of Candour GDPR and patient confidentiality Module 3: Person-Centred & Collaborative Planning Principles of person-centred care Working with patients, families, and guardians Advance care planning and best-interest decisions Module 4: Assessment & Risk-Aware Planning Holistic assessment: physical, mental, social, environmental Identifying needs, preferences, and risks Risk management and safeguarding Module 5: Writing High-Quality Care Plans Structuring care plans: goals, interventions, responsibilities Typologies: short-term, long-term, crisis, maintenance, palliative Clarity, readability, and compliance Module 6: Implementation & Communication Coordinating with multidisciplinary teams Effective communication and confidentiality Ensuring continuity of care Module 7: Monitoring, Review & Revision Review cycles and updates Auditing care plans for compliance Continuous improvement and reflective practice Module 8: Ethics & Professional Risk Management Handling complex ethical dilemmas Professional liability and documentation defensibility Balancing autonomy, risk, and patient safety Module 9: Practical Case Studies & Templates Real-world scenarios across hospital, community, long-term, and social care settings Hands-on exercises for assessments, writing, and auditing Ready-to-use templates and checklists Module 10: Advanced Audit & Compliance Strategies Evaluating care plans against regulatory and legal requirements Continuous professional development in documentation Adapting plans to evolving legislation, policy, and inspection standards