Medicolegal Essentials in HealthcareJason Payne-James, Ian Wall, Peter Dean Cambridge University Press, 2009 M11 26 - 284 páginas A basic knowledge of the legal framework in which healthcare is, and the role that law and the judiciary play in the working lives of all professionals has become an intrinsic part in the training of students of medicine, nursing, pharmacy and the allied professions. This is partly due to the increasing frequency and controversy of items of medicolegal significance in the media, and partly due to the wide and freely available range of specialist medical information available to the public against which to judge medical treatment. This book looks at those areas where law and medicine commonly meet. The chapters are written by a multidisciplinary group of practitioners with special interest or experience in their subjects. A vast number of subjects are covered; from controversial issues such as euthanasia to issues such as confidentiality, all of which will be interest to students of medicine and healthcare providers alike. |
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Legal institutions and the legal process | 1 |
Medical ethics and the forensic physician | 21 |
Consent to medical treatment | 39 |
Complaints in the National Health Service | 71 |
Death certification and the role of the coroner | 95 |
Tissues and organs | 105 |
Organ donation | 117 |
Living wills | 127 |
Abortion and reproductive health | 149 |
The Children Act 1989 | 159 |
Clinical negligence | 167 |
Legislation for medicines and product liability | 179 |
ethical legal and practical considerations | 193 |
Medicolegal implications of bloodborne viruses | 203 |
Healthcare professionals in court professional and | 233 |
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