Principles of Medical Law

This Second Cumulative Supplement to "Principles of Medical Law" brings the Main Work fully up to date to June 1999, including the latest legislative developments and case law. It completely supersedes the First Supplement (published with the Main Work in September 1998) and will be an essential purchase for all who already own Principles of Medical Law and wish to keep it up to date. The Main Work and Second Supplement will also be available together as a set (ISBN 0-19-829888-9, #145.00). Contents of the Second Supplement include, on the legislative front, discussion of the Health Bill which, when enacted, will introduce a range of significant changes to the structure and regulation of the National Health Service, and analysis of the Data Protection Act 1998 which will come into force during 1999. Important judicial decisions considered are: ex parte Source Informatics Ltd on the duty of confidentiality, ex parte Pfizer Ltd on the GP's legal duty to provide care and Pearce on the doctor's duty to provide information to his patient.