eBook - ePub

Complaints, Litigation and Clinical Errors

Name: Complaints, Litigation and Clinical Errors
ISBN: 9781040014660

A Practical Guide for Health Care Students and Professionals

Amar Alwitry,

Janine Collier,

244 pages
English
ePUB (mobile friendly)
Available on iOS & Android

eBook - ePub

Complaints, Litigation and Clinical Errors

A Practical Guide for Health Care Students and Professionals

Amar Alwitry,

Janine Collier,

About this book

This concise book provides readers with practical guidance to help them to both avoid errors and develop robust processes to protect themselves and their patients, as well as dealing appropriately with complaints and litigation, when things do go wrong. Free of complex legal terminology, the book outlines key concepts in medical law and how these may be applied to clinical situations in both hospital and community settings.

Key Features

Accessible text addressing these specific areas of concern for all health care students and practitioners – error and harm, complaints, negligence claims and litigation
Supported throughout with case examples, accompanied by commentaries from experienced clinical specialists
Both medical and legal perspectives are reflected in the experienced editor team

Incorporating case law with practical studies, legal information is supplemented by clinical commentaries from a range of specialists representing the perspective of the health care practitioner. The book is essential reading for medical and health students, practising clinicians and allied health care professionals at all levels.

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