ABC of Medical Law

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.This title is also available as a mobile App from MedHand Mobile Libraries. Buy it now from Google Play or the MedHand Store.

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.This title is also available as a mobile App from MedHand Mobile Libraries. Buy it now from Google Play or the MedHand Store.

Preface vii1 Introduction to the Legal System 1Ingrid Granne Lorraine Corfield2 Consent in Adults 6Lorraine Corfield Ingrid Granne3 Consent in Children 12Ingrid Granne Lorraine Corfield4 Refusal of Medical Treatment 15Lorraine Corfield Ingrid Granne5 Negligence: The Duty of Care 18Ingrid Granne Lorraine Corfield6 Negligence: The Legal Standard of Care 22Ingrid Granne Lorraine Corfield7 Negligence: Causation 26Ingrid Granne Lorraine Corfield8 Confidentiality 29Lorraine Corfield Ingrid Granne9 Withholding andWithdrawing Life-Sustaining Treatment 34Lorraine Corfield Ingrid Granne10 Research 38Lorraine Corfield Ruth Wilkinson Ingrid Granne11 Organ Transplantation Organ Retention and Post-Mortem Examinations 44Ruth Wilkinson Lorraine Corfield Ingrid Granne12 The Healthcare Professional and the Human Rights Act 50Ingrid Granne Lorraine CorfieldIndex 53