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Principles of Medical Law is the leading practitioner text in its field. Now in its fourth edition, it provides a comprehensive and scholarly account of the common law and statutory provisions governing healthcare provision in England and Wales. It offers an authoritative and up-to-date account of m...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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| Summary: |
Principles of Medical Law is the leading practitioner text in its field. Now in its fourth edition, it provides a comprehensive and scholarly account of the common law and statutory provisions governing healthcare provision in England and Wales. It offers an authoritative and up-to-date account of medical law whilst also seeking to set the law in context and critique its application. The contributors include many of the leading academics and practitioners working in the area of medical law today, who together offer a balanced, reliable, and considered perspective. The clear layout, accessible writing style, extensive referencing, and detailed index make this an indispensable research tool for practitioners and academics alike. |
| Carrier Form: | cxvi, 1225 pages : forms ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780198732518 0198732511 |
| Index Number: | KD3395 |
| CLC: | D956.121 |
| Call Number: | D956.121/P957/4th ed. |
| Contents: | The organization of health care / Keith Syrett -- Regulating health care professions / Paula Case -- Duties in contract and tort / Rachael Mulheron -- Breach of duty / Philip Havers and Jessica Elliott -- Actions arising from birth / Stephen Todd -- Causation and defences / Richard Goldberg -- Institutional liability / Keith Syrett -- Consent to treatment : the competent patient / Jean V. McHale -- The tests for incapacity / Neil Allen -- Care and treatment of those lacking decision-making capacity / Neil Allen -- Mental health law / Judith Laing and Nicola Glover-Thomas -- Confidentiality and data protection / Mark Taylor -- Clinical research / Jean V. McHale -- Medically assisted reproduction / Michael Freeman -- Reproductive genetics / Michael Freeman -- Abortion / Emily Jackson -- The regulation of medicinal products and medical devices / Christopher Hodges -- Products liability / Richard Goldberg -- The legal regulation of human material / Jean V. McHale -- Medical innvation, patenting and the human body / Amanda Warren-Jones -- Ending life / Jonathan Herring -- Death / Murray Earle. |