Clinical practice and the law /
Simon Mills.
- Dublin : Butterworth, 2002.
- xli, 473 p. ; 24 cm
Includes index.
1.Introduction and history -- 2.The healthcare professions and the healthcare system -- 3.The practitioner-patient relationships, ethics and confidentiality -- 4.Consent -- 5.The practitioner as employer or employee -- 6.Clinical records and prescribing -- 7.Clinical negligence -- 8.The practitioner and the family -- 9.The practitioner in the workplace -- 10.The practitioner and the lawyer -- 11.Psychiatry and practice -- 12.The extremes of life I: the beginning of life -- 13.The extremes of life II: the end of life -- 14.Forensic medicine and the terminology of injuries -- 15.The law and forensics of sexual assaults -- 17.Doctors and driving -- 18.Law at the cutting edge of science./
Destined to become a core text this volume is written for students of medicine, radiography, physiotherapy, psychiatry and nursing. It brings together all applicable law in an easy-to-read narrative and offers guidance for practitioners and students alike.
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