Privacy, Consent & Chaperone
What genuine consent requires before an intimate examination, and what a chaperone's role actually is, grounded in real, current guidance, including a written-consent requirement most professionals have never read in full.
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Is this you?
We wrote this for three kinds of regulated professional. Most people reading this are at least one of them.
You perform, or supervise, examinations that require genuine privacy.
Real, current, dated guidance on consent and chaperones, not a generic "always offer a chaperone" summary.
You act as a chaperone, or need to understand that role properly.
Genuine clarity on what a chaperone is actually there to do, and what genuinely counts as fulfilling that role.
You're building a genuinely well-rounded CPD portfolio.
Privacy, consent, and chaperones, covered properly, alongside the wider professional boundaries and probity library.
Written consent, not just verbal, for one specific situation.
A real, specific, current requirement most professionals have never read in full: you must not carry out, or supervise, an intimate examination on an anaesthetised patient for educational purposes without checking the patient has given consent in writing, or as a signed entry in their records. Verbal agreement given beforehand isn't enough for this specific situation, and this course explains exactly why, and what else the real, current guidance actually requires.
A dedicated, current standard
Real GMC guidance on intimate examinations and chaperones, effective January 2024.
This courseWritten consent, specifically
One real, specific situation where verbal consent genuinely isn't enough.
This courseRemote examinations too
Real, current guidance now explicitly covers video and digital consultations.
This courseThe wider library
Alongside Professional Boundaries in Health and Social Care, Ethical Boundaries, and Social Media Boundaries.
What it covers, and why
Course description
A CPD course on privacy, consent, and the chaperone's role before and during an intimate examination, grounded in real, current, dated regulator guidance, including a specific written-consent requirement most professionals have never read in full, not a generic conduct checklist.
Why it's relevant
Most professionals believe they already know the chaperone rule, offer one, note the response. Real, current guidance goes genuinely further than that, specific pre-examination requirements, a distinct written-consent rule for one real situation, and an explicit extension to remote consultations most people haven't encountered yet.
How it improves your practice
You'll finish able to explain what genuine consent requires before an intimate examination, recognise the one real situation where written consent specifically is required, understand a chaperone's actual role beyond simply being present, and apply that same standard correctly in a remote or video consultation.
What it covers
The course runs across four modules:
- Why chaperones and consent are a distinct, dedicated standard
- What genuine consent actually requires, including the written-consent rule
- The real role of a chaperone, and what genuinely fulfils it
- A practical framework for privacy, consent, and chaperones
Who it's for
Any regulated health or social care professional who performs, supervises, or acts as a chaperone for examinations requiring genuine privacy, across every UK regulator. Genuinely relevant whether you're addressing an active concern, or want to understand this properly as routine practice.
Related courses
This course stands on its own. It pairs naturally with courses that share the same real-world territory:
- You want the broader professional boundaries picture — add Professional Boundaries in Health and Social Care.
- The concern involves treating someone you already know — add Ethical Boundaries with Patients & Colleagues.
- The examination happens remotely or over video — add Social Media & Digital Professional Boundaries.
Every course above is standalone and priced individually.
Everything included
14 lessons across 4 modules, self-paced, around 1.5 hours
Three short knowledge checks, plus a final 12-question assessment (80% to pass, unlimited retakes)
Downloadable certificate of completion, permanent access
Reviewed by qualified professionals for accuracy
No expiry, revisit any time
Questions about this course
Is this course only relevant to doctors?
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Does this course count as CPD?
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Do I need a chaperone for every examination?
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Does this apply to remote or video consultations?
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I've never had a concern raised about consent or chaperones, is this course still relevant?
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How long does the course take, and is it self-paced?
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Is there an assessment, and what happens if I don't pass?
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