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Medical law and ethics / Philip Howard, James Bogle.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Howard, Philip, MD
- Series:
- Lecture notes.
- Lecture notes
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical laws and legislation--Great Britain.
- Medical laws and legislation.
- Medical ethics.
- Great Britain.
- Medical ethics--Great Britain.
- Medical laws and legislation--Great Britain--Case studies.
- Medical ethics--Great Britain--Case studies.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., [2005]
- Summary:
- Lecture Notes: Medical Law and Ethics introduces the legal framework related to medicine and discusses the ethics surrounding these issues.The content is divided into: - Sources of medical law and ethics- Consent, confidentiality and clinical negligence- Mental health- Issues - describing the law and discussing the ethics in relation to abortion, reproductive technology, surrogacy and end-of-life issues- Maintaining professional standards- Doctors' rightsIn addition the appendix provides further information and guidance including: - Philosophers who have influenced medical ethics- Further reading- How to access legal reference material- Case law- StatutesLecture Notes: Medical Law and Ethics is written specifically for medical students, junior doctors, general practitioners and allied health professionals. This text allows the reader to understand the law and legal implications and clearly outlines the difference between law and ethics.
- Contents:
- Nature and sources of medical ethics
- Sources of medical law
- Consent to treatment
- Confidentiality
- Clinical negligence
- Mental health
- Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
- The law in relation to abortion
- The ethics of abortion
- Reproductive technology and surrogacy
- The law in relation to end of life issues
- The ethics of end of life issues
- Research
- Maintaining standards and regulation
- Presenting evidence and reports
- The coroner's court
- The General Medical Council
- Employment and other rights of doctors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-192) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1405118687
- OCLC:
- 56759791
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