Medical treatment : decisions and the law : the Mental Capacity Act in action / editor, Christopher Johnston ; authors, Robert Francis ... [et al.].
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TextPublication details: Haywards Heath : Bloomsbury Professional, c2010.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xlix, 586 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781845924249 (pbk.) :
- 9781845924249
- Medical laws and legislation -- Great Britain
- Medical care -- Great Britain -- Decision making
- Medical care -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
- Capacity and disability -- Great Britain
- Law
- Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law
- Personal injury
- England
- Wales
- Medical & healthcare law
- Medicolegal issues
- 344.41041 JOH
- KD3395
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 344.41041 JOH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 209256 |
Previous ed.: London: Butterworths, 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1 General principles: Consent - General--Consent - Adults--Deciding for others - Adults--Deciding for others - Children--Going to court--Restraint and deprivation of liberty Part 2 Specific Problems: Sterilisation--Abortion--Managing Pregnancies--Feeding--Religious objections to treatment--Permanent vegetative state--Treatment of suicidal patients--The end of life--Human organ and tissue donation--Appendices.
This text concentrates on the decisions involved in obtaining authority for the provision, withholding and withdrawal of physical medical treatment and the legal requirements and consequences of the decision-making process.