An essential practical guide for all health and social care professionals. The guide to Record Keeping provides clear and concise information on the legal and professional obligations of record keeping as well as practical applications such as the purpose of the records, how much to write, what to include, what to leave out, the detail, facts, assumptions and common errors. Written in a style that is easy to understand and apply using examples of real life situations. A vital tool for every health and social care professional who creates or maintains health records.
Jane Lynch is a practising lawyer specialising in clinical negligence. She is a panel member of The Solicitors Regulatory Authority specialist clinical negligence panel.She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. She is a member of the Royal College of Physicians Professional Record Standards Development Board (PRDSB) which leads the development of clinical record standards. Jane is also a legal trainer for the health sector and is involved in training over 250 NHS Trusts, the private health sector and the Ministry of Defence. She is a regular speaker at international conferences and also lectures at several universities on the masters' degree courses. She is the author of Medico-legal Essential Series published by Radcliffe Oxford. Her book 'Health Records in Court' won an award at the BMA book awards 2010. She has had several papers and articles published. Jane is well known in the health sector and is very highly regarded in her field. Jane is a founding director of the Health & Professional Training Agency (www.HPTA.co.uk), which specialises in medico-legal and legal training for health and social care professionals.