About the Medico-legal Training programme
Being asked to write a report or attend a coroners’ or other court for the first time can be a daunting experience for doctors and other health and care professionals. This programme aims to provide resources that are both widely available and can be accessed at short notice if the need arises.
The videos and other materials in the programme were developed from a two-day course designed to prepare doctors in training for such experiences. The course was heavily over-subscribed, showing that there was considerable demand for such training.
The course was professionally filmed and edited with each lecture being condensed into one or more videos of about eight minutes each. The PowerPoint lecture slides are available within each module. A sample statement and references are also included.
More information
The materials draw on the expertise of the staff of the London Havens. The Havens are sexual assault referral centres, the first of which opened in 2000. They provide 24/7 access to forensic examination, medical care and support following sexual assault. Medico-legal training is a key component of forensic examination and aftercare, and the Havens have developed considerable experience in training clinicians to undertake this work.
More information about the Havens is available here: www.thehavens.org.uk.
Meet the team
Dr Bernadette Butler
Clinical Education and Training Lead at the Havens in London
Dr Emmeline Brew-Graves
GP and Sexual Offences Examiner
Tina Freedman
Solicitor with extensive experience with the Medical Defence Union (MDU) and as an Assistant Coroner
Professor Jan Welch
Director South Thames Foundation School
How to access
In order to access the Medico-legal Training programme, you will need an elfh account. If you do not have one, then you can register by selecting the Register button below.
To view the Medico-legal Training programme, select the View button below. If you already have an account with elfh, you will also be able to login and enrol on the programme from the View button.
Not an NHS organisation?
If you are not an NHS health or care organisation and therefore do not qualify for free access elfh Hub, you may be able to access the service by creating an OpenAthens account.
To check whether or not you qualify for free access via OpenAthens, you can view the eligibility criteria and register on the ‘OpenAthens’ portal.
Registering large numbers of users
If you are a HR, IT or Practice Manager and would like to register and enrol large numbers of staff within your organisation for access onto the Medico-legal Training programme, please contact elfh directly.
Organisations wishing to use their own LMS
For HR departments wanting to know more about gaining access to courses using an existing Learning Management System please contact elfh directly to express interest.
More information
Please select the following link for more information on how to use the elfh Hub.