Medical law and ethics / / Leanne Bell
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| Autore: |
Bell Leanne
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| Titolo: |
Medical law and ethics / / Leanne Bell
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| Pubblicazione: | Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (281 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 344.42041 |
| Soggetto topico: | Medical laws and legislation - England |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover -- Contents -- Guided tour -- Table of cases -- Table of statutes -- Table of statutory instruments -- Table of European Union legislation -- Table of international treaties and conventions -- Preface -- 1 Structure of healthcare in England and Wales -- 2 Introduction to medical ethics -- 3 Clinical negligence I: duty and breach -- 4 Clinical negligence II: causation -- 5 Clinical negligence III: procedure and damages -- 6 Consent -- 7 Confidentiality -- 8 Beginning of life I: fertility and conception -- 9 Beginning of life II: surrogacy -- 10 Beginning of life III: abortion -- 11 End of life I: euthanasia -- 12 End of life II: neonaticide -- 13 End of life III: organ donation -- 14 Medical research -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Few subjects provoke as much controversy or debate as that of medical care, and the law that governs such an emotive area finds itself with the near-impossible task of simultaneously trying to regulate the medical profession and healthcare provision whilst upholding the rights of the millions of people who use those services every year. Medical Law combines an accessible explanation of the complex and challenging legal rules of medical care in England and Wales with a stimulating examination of the social, political and ethical arguments such care provokes. It examines a broad range of issues, from the structure and organisation of the NHS, through the rules of clinical negligence, as well as focussing on the legal and ethical concerns around such deeply contentious areas as surrogacy, organ donation, abortion and euthanasia. Written very much with newcomers to the area in mind, Leanne Bell lucidly outlines not just what the law is, but how it has developed over time and also provides insights as to how advances in medical technology and techniques may call for it to evolve in the future. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Medical law and ethics |
| ISBN: | 1-4082-4133-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910154813703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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