Medicine, Patients and the Law

Medicine, Patients and the Law
ISBN-10
0141030208
ISBN-13
9780141030203
Series
Medicine, patients and the law
Category
Medical ethics
Pages
541
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books
Authors
Margaret Brazier, Emma Cave

Description

Medicine, Patients and the Lawis a leading book in its field, aimed at practitioners and students of both law and medicine, as well as the general reader. It examines the regulation of medical practice, the rights and duties of patients and their medical advisers, the provision of compensation for medical mishaps and the framework of rules governing those delicate issues of life and death where medicine, morals and the law overlap.

The fourth edition of this highly acclaimed book is fully updated to cover recent changes in law and medical practice. Among other current issues, it addresses the radical reforms proposed by the Shipman Inquiry, the impact of change within the NHS, the Mental Capacity Act of 2005 and includes a new chapter on access to health care. Clear explanations of legal issues make this book accessible and absorbing.

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