Legal aspects of occupational therapy [[electronic resource] /] / Bridgit Dimond

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910140558603321
• Autore: Dimond Bridgit
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex, : Blackwell, 2010
• ISBN: 1-282-65430-6; 9786612654305; 1-4443-2382-2; 1-4443-2383-0
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (678 p.)
• Disciplina: 344.4104/1; 344.42041
• Soggetti: Occupational therapy - Law and legislation - Great Britain; Occupational therapists - Legal status, laws, etc - Great Britain; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Legal Aspects of Occupational Therapy; Contents; Foreword; Preface to Third Edition; Preface to First Edition; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1: Occupational Therapy; 2: The Legal System; 3: Registration and the Health Professions Council; 4: Professional Conduct Proceedings; 5: Education and Training; 6: Rights of Clients; 7: Consent and Information Giving; 8: The Duty of Confi dentiality and Data Protection; 9: Access to Records and Information; 10: Negligence; 11: Health and Safety; 12: Record Keeping; 13: Statements, Reports and Giving Evidence in Court; 14: Handling Complaints; 15: Equipment and Medicinal Products16: Transport Issues; 17: Statutory Organisation of Health and Social Services; 18: Community Care and the Rights of the Disabled; 19: Employment Law; 20: Physical Disabilities; 21: Mental Disorder; 22: Learning Disabilities; 23: Care of Babies, Children and Young Persons; 24: Older People; 25: Death and the Dying; 26: Teaching and Research; 27: Complementary Medicine; 28: Independent Practice; 29: The Future; Appendix 1: Articles of the European Convention on Human Rights; Appendix 2: NHS Constitution; Appendix 3: Sections 1-6 of the Health Act 2009 and section 11 introducing provisions for Direct Payments for health care into the NHS Act 2006Glossary; Further Reading; Useful Websites; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Since publication of the original edition in 1996, this book has established itself as an essential text for occupational therapists. It offers an understanding of the law relating to their practice, but is written to be accessible for those who have no prior legal knowledge. The text provides valuable information for occupational therapists employed in health and social services, as well as the law relevant to private practitioners. The book includes chapters on all the main client groups and presents the relevant specialist law. Students and teachers of occupational therapy will find the c