Written by an expert medical practitioner with legal training and qualifications, this unique book is a core text for any student of medicine, dentistry, radiography, physiotherapy, psychiatry or nursing, as well as legal practitioners advising clients in this area. It brings together all applicable law in an easy-to-read style and provides clear day-in day-out guidance for clinical practitioners, students and legal practitioners.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
ISBN-13
978-1-85475-253-6 (9781854752536)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Introduction. Medical Council and Definition of a Doctor. Ethics, Confidentiality and the Doctor-Patient Relationship. Consent. Doctors at Work. Record Keeping and Prescribing. Negligence. The Doctor and the Family. The Doctor and the Workplace. The Doctor and the Lawyer. Psychiatry. Abortion, Euthanasia, Infant Death, Living Wills. Injuries and Assault. Sexual Assault and Child Abuse. The Coroner and the Aftermath of Death. The Doctor and the Driver Law at the Cutting Edge of Practice. Appendices: History of Legal Medicine; Structure of the Courts; Sources of Law. Glossary of Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
