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Everyday medical ethics and law / British Medical Association Ethics Department ; project manager, Veronica English ; written by Ann Sommerville ; editorial board, Sophie Brannan [and four others] ; director of professional activities, Vivienne Nathanson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sommerville, Ann.
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethics, Medical--Great Britain.
- Jurisprudence--Great Britain.
- Patient Rights--legislation & jurisprudence--Great Britain.
- Physician-Patient Relations--ethics--Great Britain.
- Professional Practice--ethics--Great Britain.
- Medical ethics--Great Britain.
- Medical ethics.
- Medical laws and legislation--Great Britain.
- Medical laws and legislation.
- Jurisprudence.
- Medical Subjects:
- Ethics, Medical--Great Britain.
- Jurisprudence--Great Britain.
- Patient Rights--legislation & jurisprudence--Great Britain.
- Physician-Patient Relations--ethics--Great Britain.
- Professional Practice--ethics--Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 297 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, a John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., publication : BMJ Books, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Everyday Medical Ethics and Law is based on the core chapters of Medical Ethics Today, focussing on the practical issues and dilemmas common to all doctors. It includes chapters on the law and professional guidance relating to consent, treating people who lack capacity, treating children and young people, confidentiality and health records. The title is UK-wide, covering the law and guidance in each of the four nations. Each chapter has a uniform structure which makes it ideal for use in learning and teaching. ""10 Things You Need to Know About..."" introduces the key poi
- Contents:
- A practical approach to ethics
- The doctor-patient relationship
- Consent, choice, and refusal : adults with capacity
- Treating adults who lack capacity
- Treating children and young people
- Confidentiality
- Management of health records
- Prescribing and administering medication.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781118384848
- 1118384849
- 9781118384855
- 1118384857
- 9781299402645
- 129940264X
- 9781118384886
- 1118384881
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