Legal and Ethical Aspects of Healthcare / S. A. M. McLean, J. K. Mason.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLean, S. A. M., author.

Mason, J. K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--Great Britain.

Medical care.

Patients--Civil rights--Great Britain.

Patients.

Patients--Legal status, laws, etc--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 252 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Legal & Ethical Aspects of Healthcare

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There can be few aspects of life which have not altered so dramatically in the past few decades as the relationship between medicine and the law: as each advance in medicine is made, and treatments become more and more sophisticated, the legal and moral issues surrounding such treatments have also multiplied, and become more complex. Written by a doctor and a lawyer, both with many years of practical experience, this book provides a unique and in-depth coverage of the most important ethical and moral issues (and their legal implications) facing healthcare professionals, lawyers and the general public alike. It represents a useful outline of where medicine and the law stand at present and hints at where they will be going in relation to each other in the coming years.

Contents:

COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; DEDICATION; PREFACE; A NOTE ON ABBREVIATIONS; 1 ABOUT MEDICINE AND THE LAW; 2 RESOURCES - WHO DECIDES?; 3 THE CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP; 4 THE THERAPEUTIC PARTNERSHIP; 5 REFUSAL OF CONSENT; 6 MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE; 7 USING PEOPLE FOR RESEARCH; 8 ASSISTED REPRODUCTION; 9 GENETICS AND PREGNANCY; 10 TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY; 11 GENETICS, INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT; 12 IS LIFE WORTH LIVING?; 13 DISPOSAL OF THE BODY AND BODY PARTS; 14 SEX, GENDER AND THE LAW; 15 MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL CAPACITY; 16 THE LAW AND THE ELDERLY; INDEX

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-15681-5

1-280-51624-0

9786610516247

0-511-19547-8

0-511-19613-X

0-511-19409-9

0-511-33145-2

0-511-54554-1

0-511-19483-8

OCLC:

173610066