04271nam 2200757Ia 450 991082366470332120200520144314.01-107-15685-81-280-44943-80-511-18576-60-511-18493-X0-511-18760-20-511-31367-50-511-54555-X0-511-18667-3(CKB)1000000000338694(EBL)256723(OCoLC)171138522(SSID)ssj0000200692(PQKBManifestationID)11220494(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000200692(PQKBWorkID)10221110(PQKB)11618210(UkCbUP)CR9780511545559(Au-PeEL)EBL256723(CaPaEBR)ebr10124708(CaONFJC)MIL44943(OCoLC)252517744(MiAaPQ)EBC256723(PPN)261332279(EXLCZ)99100000000033869420040817d2004 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMedicolegal essentials in healthcare /edited by Jason Payne-James, Ian Wall, Peter Dean ; [foreword by Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss]2nd ed.London ;San Francisco GMM20041 online resource (xxi, 260 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).1-84110-170-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Editors' note for the first edition; Editors' note for the second edition; Foreword; Table of statutes; Table of cases; 1 Legal institutions and the legal process; 2 Human rights and healthcare professionals; 3 Medical ethics and the forensic physician; 4 Confidentiality; 5 Consent to medical treatment; 6 Professional bodies and discipline; 7 Complaints in the National Health Service; 8 The Mental Health Act (England and Wales); 9 Death certification and the role of the coroner; 10 Tissues and organs; 11 Organ donation12 Living wills13 Euthanasia and end-of-life decision-making; 14 Abortion and reproductive health; 15 The Children Act 1989; 16 Clinical negligence; 17 Legislation for medicines and product liability; 18 Clinical trials: ethical, legal and practical considerations; 19 Medicolegal implications of blood-borne viruses; 20 Healthcare professionals in court - professional and expert witnesses; IndexMedicolegal Essentials in Healthcare provides a concise overview of the most clinically relevant medicolegal issues for healthcare groups in England and Wales, and is a valuable resource for medical, dental and nursing students in training as well as being a useful quick reference for practitioners in these fields. Each chapter is written by a leading expert on the subject, and as such provides up-to-date, concise, and comprehensive coverage, identifying key areas of controversy and enabling readers to put contemporary medicolegal issues into their appropriate clinical context. Key features include: • Focuses on issues of immediate relevance to healthcare professionals • Chapters written by leading experts in the field • A knowledge of medicolegal issues is of increasing importance to all healthcare professionals, as society generally becomes more litigious, and practitioners face the threat of legal claims against themMedical careLaw and legislationGreat BritainMedical laws and legislationGreat BritainMedical ethicsMedical jurisprudenceMedical careLaw and legislationMedical laws and legislationMedical ethics.Medical jurisprudence.344.42041Payne-James Jason1622979Wall Ian(Ian J.)1750955Dean PeterDr.1071515MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823664703321Medicolegal essentials in healthcare4185744UNINA