2015, issue 1

Training for HCAs

Dr Ellie Mein MDU medico-legal adviser
ByDr Ellie Mein
Published21 April 2015
Training standards for Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) are now mandatory for all new starters.

Proper training is vital to ensure safe and effective practice

This page was correct at publication on 21/04/2015. Any guidance is intended as general guidance for members only. If you are a member and need specific advice relating to your own circumstances, please contact one of our advisers.

Dr Ellie Mein
Medico-legal adviser MB ChB MRCOphth GDL LLM

Ellie joined the MDU as a medico-legal adviser in 2013. Prior to this she worked as an ophthalmologist before completing her Graduate Diploma in Law in Birmingham.

Dr Sissy Frank
Medico-legal adviser

Sissy trained in law in the US, graduating from Stanford University in 1990. She then changed careers and trained in medicine, obtaining an MD from Harvard Medical School in 1998 and completing her residency in paediatrics in 2001. She came to England in 2001 and completed further training in general practice, receiving her MRCGP in 2006. Before becoming an MLA, she worked as a GP partner in Kent.

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