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ABC of Medical Law
About this book
The ABC of Medical Law has up-to-date coverage of the legal issues to be found in daily medical practice, including confidentiality, research, consent, negligence, organ donation and human rights, as well as more contentious issues such as tissue retention and withholding/withdrawing treatment. Well illustrated and presented in a user-friendly format, chapters include summaries and cases to help clarify the points made.
Written by practising clinicians with expertise in medical law and a medical barrister, the ABC of Medical Law will help keep a practice within the constraints of the law and is ideal for GPs, junior doctors and medical students, and anyone wanting to understand the broad basics of medical law.
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Table of contents
- ABC Medical Law
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction to the Legal System
- 2 Consent in Adults
- 3 Consent in Children
- 4 Refusal of Medical Treatment
- 5 Negligence: The Duty of Care
- 6 Negligence: The Legal Standard of Care
- 7 Negligence: Causation
- 8 Confidentiality
- 9 Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Treatment
- 10 Research
- 11 Organ Transplantation, Organ Retention and Post-Mortem Examinations
- 12 The Healthcare Professional and the Human Rights Act
- Index