Medical Negligence

This work opens with a review of medical malpractice, identifying the major issues in a wider context of medical and tort law. Thereafter, the work provides a commprehensive analysis of the legal obligations of medical practitioners and authorities, looking at the origination of duties and the applicable standards of care. This new edition examples the major legal developments in the areas of consent to treatment, psychiatric damage, the standard of care and the current position of Bolam, capacity and children.