CH4S19 - Contemporary Clinical Practice 01 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2030 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: CH4S19
Module Title: Contemporary Clinical Practice
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Allied Health and Chiropractic
Faculty Sub Group: Chiropractic
Module Leader: Kevin Cox
Module Team: Annie Newsam, Hayley Davies
First Intended Intake: SEP 2024 Final Year of Intake: 2029
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100241 - chiropractic
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Sep 2024
Valid To 31 Aug 2030

Module Aims

To present students with current issues, concepts and recent advances related to contemporary chiropractic clinical practice in healthcare in both the UK and European context including an international perspective. 

To expose students to professional clinical practice in both the UK and European context with respect to the role of the governing statutory body and professional associations and the expected duties and responsibilities of a student at the point of graduation with respect to practice standards and ethical behaviour. 

To discuss the current scope of professional practice available in the UK as set down in the GCC Code and provide an opportunity for student clinicians to become aware of the requirements to establish an independent private practice incorporating business case expertise including key financial requirements. This will include enabling the student to experience the organisation and execution of clinical audit procedures and evaluate a clinical audit for the benefit of best practice and patient care. 

To learn how to produce a viable business plan related to starting a new chiropractic practice in the UK. 

Content Summary

Explore issues of current interest in chiropractic and wider healthcare environment particularly the bioethics of practice and public protection issues. 

Introduction to issues relevant to chiropractic including, for example, data protection, freedom of information, child protection, human rights, health and safety at work, ionising radiation, employment, finance, insurance, advertising, equality, diversity and clinical audit. 

Review of chiropractic standards of practice, patient management protocols and review of the basis of clinical audit. 

Principles and components of formulating a business plan. 

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 10
Independent Study 85
Directed Study 80
Groupwork 20
Total Hours Selected 195

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Demonstrate an ability to manage a private practice in an ethical and legal manner in relation to chiropractic as a statutory regulated profession
LO2 Demonstrate an ability to apply business planning procedures in relation to a new start-up chiropractic practice.
LO3 Demonstrate the purpose of continuous quality improvement and improving professional standards via clinical audit investigation as applied in clinical practice.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Synchronous Online Oral Assessment Presentation (Synchronous Online) 1 Clinical audit with results narrative online presentation 15 N/A 30 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Report 1 Business Plan for new practice 0 2000 40 No 40
Synchronous Onsite Assessment (Exam) Onsite Closed Book Examination 1 Code of Practice closed book examination 90 N/A 30 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3
Presentation (Synchronous Online) 1
Report 1
Onsite Closed Book Examination 1

Reading List

GCC Code of Practice (2016) GCC Publications, General Chiropractic Council 

Royal College of Chiropractors (2016) Audit and Clinical Audit Resources www.rcc-uk.org [accessed 13 September 2016] 

Royal College of Psychiatrists (2016) Clinical Audit: What it is and what is isn’t. www.rcpsych.ac.uk/pdf/clinicalauditchap1.pdf. [accessed 13 September 2016] 

Royal College of Psychiatrists (2016) Undertaking a clinical audit project – a step by step guide. www.rcpsych.ac.uk/pdf/clinicalauditchap2.pdf. [accessed 13 September 2016] 

Bplans.co.uk (2016) How to write a business plan. http://articles.bplans.co.uk [accessed 13 September 2016] 

Small Business – Chron-com (2016) What is the business planning process. www.smallbusiness.chron.com [accessed 13 September 2016] 

Guide to Business Planning (2016) How to write a business plan, sales plan and marketing – www.guidetobusinessplanning.com [accessed 13 September 2016]