ABC of Medical Law
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About this book

An understanding of medical law is increasingly important for all health professionals and this new ABC provides a basic introduction to the legal issues faced in health care that is accessible to anyone without any legal knowledge. The ABC of Medical Law provides ideal guidance to the practicing physician - covering just what you need to know without becoming embroiled in complicated legal discussion.

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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Yes, you can access ABC of Medical Law by Ingrid Granne,Lorraine Corfield,William Latimer-Sayer in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Ethics in Medicine. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
BMJ Books
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9781405176286
eBook ISBN
9781444316827
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. ABC Medical Law
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. 1 Introduction to the Legal System
  5. 2 Consent in Adults
  6. 3 Consent in Children
  7. 4 Refusal of Medical Treatment
  8. 5 Negligence: The Duty of Care
  9. 6 Negligence: The Legal Standard of Care
  10. 7 Negligence: Causation
  11. 8 Confidentiality
  12. 9 Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Treatment
  13. 10 Research
  14. 11 Organ Transplantation, Organ Retention and Post-Mortem Examinations
  15. 12 The Healthcare Professional and the Human Rights Act
  16. Index