LEADER 04194nam 22007332 450 001 9910451441503321 005 20160211134418.0 010 $a1-107-15685-8 010 $a1-280-44943-8 010 $a0-511-18576-6 010 $a0-511-18493-X 010 $a0-511-18760-2 010 $a0-511-31367-5 010 $a0-511-54555-X 010 $a0-511-18667-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000338694 035 $a(EBL)256723 035 $a(OCoLC)171138522 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000200692 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11220494 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000200692 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10221110 035 $a(PQKB)11618210 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511545559 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC256723 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL256723 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10124708 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL44943 035 $a(OCoLC)252517744 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000338694 100 $a20090507d2004|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aMedicolegal Essentials in Healthcare /$fedited by Jason Payne-James, Ian Wall, Peter Dean$b[electronic resource] 205 $aSecond edition. 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2004. 215 $a1 online resource (xxi, 260 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-84110-170-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 donation 327 $a12 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; Index 330 $aMedicolegal 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 them 606 $aMedical care$xLaw and legislation$zGreat Britain 606 $aMedical laws and legislation$zGreat Britain 606 $aMedical ethics 606 $aMedical jurisprudence 615 0$aMedical care$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aMedical laws and legislation 615 0$aMedical ethics. 615 0$aMedical jurisprudence. 676 $a344.42041 702 $aPayne-James$b Jason 702 $aWall$b Ian$g(Ian J.), 702 $aDean$b Peter$cDr, 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451441503321 996 $aMedicolegal Essentials in Healthcare$92489768 997 $aUNINA