This is a further volume in the successful Churchill Pocketbook series. It aims to give highly practical advice to the clinician on those occasions where there is a potential medicolegal issue. As with all volumes in the series the information is presented in a highly accessible style and it will be invaluable in Accident and Emergency Departments and General Practitioner surgeries. By using the correct procedures future potential legal risk can be minimised.
Pocketbook series style makes information highly accessible.
Deals with the law of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Practical advice will help minimise legal risk.
Covers risk management, which is central to Government health policies.
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Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Junior Doctors especially in Accident and Emergency
General Practitioners
Candidates for the Diploma in Medical Jurisprudence
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Maße
Höhe: 186 mm
Breite: 123 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-443-07133-1 (9780443071331)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Introduction. Consent. Confidentiality and release of information. The United Kingdom legal system. The Coroner and Procurator Fiscal. Appearing in court. Dealing with the police. Forensic samples. Writing a police statement. Writing a medical report. The Mental Health Act. The Road Traffic Act. Dealing with violent patients. Dealing with drug abusers. Non-accidental injury and child abuse. Complaints handling. Disciplinary procedures. The General Medical Council. Medical negligence. Risk management.
