Remote assessments and occupational therapy: Legal framework and practical implications
This webinar explores the legal context of remote assessments in health and social care – that is, law relevant to the meeting of people’s needs, their safety and the safety of practitioners. The legal context will include: Care Act 2014, NHS Act 2006, Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and associated regulations as well as the question of possible common law liability for negligence.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the legal context of remote assessments in health and social care
- Understand the need for appropriate documentation; consent forms and risk assessment prior to carrying out remote assessments
- Understand the practical considerations around joint assessments e.g. assessment, equipment, adaptations and manual handling
- Understand the limitations of remote assessments, how to overcome some of the challenges and when remote assessments may not be appropriate
Meet our Experts
Matt is an experienced director of people, teams and operations, having worked for 13 years in the medico-legal / case management and private healthcare sectors. At The OT Practice he is responsible for the overall delivery of services across a diverse range of clients and referrers. Alongside managing the teams involved in the delivery of services to clients, he has responsibility for continually reviewing and improving services to ensure clients receive a high standard of care.
Michael has provided independent legal training in the field of health and social care for 25 years and written many legal books. He also worked at the Department of Health and Social Care for a period, following ten years at the Disabled Living Foundation.
An Occupational Therapist by training, with an extensive clinical background spanning two decades and multiple sectors. In 2005 she founded The OT Practice with the vision of offering high quality and bespoke therapy solutions to clients in their own homes, schools and workplaces. The OT Practice has grown to have a national coverage delivering occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and physiotherapy to a wide variety of referrers including those from the charitable, insurance, private and public sectors.
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