Competency 5

Area of competence	Knowledge	Skills
Competency 5 – Relationships with patients: maintaining trust, ethical and legal issues download full text for this competency
Objective – to have the knowledge, skills and attitudes to cope with ethical and legal issues in the management of patients with occupational problems
Key Message: Personal health and safety is vitally important for all medical students and doctors
Legal and ethical issues	Recognise the potential for conflicts of interest between the employer and employee and the occupational health service Understand how occupational health is organised in the UK and outline the requirements of health and safety regulations, civil compensation and disability discrimination law	Identify potential areas of conflict between interested parties Recognise the potential pitfalls of inappropriate occupational health practice
Resources	Powerpoint presentations: Is your patient fit for work? Stakeholders and standards HSE, Health and Safety Law and Appointed/Approved Doctors

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