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PublisherManchester University Press

ISBN-101784991368

ISBN-139781784991364

eBay Product ID (ePID)219431917

Product Key Features

Number of Pages680 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMedicine, Patients and the Law : Sixth Edition

SubjectEthics, Medical Law & Legislation

Publication Year2016

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorEmma Cave, Margaret Brazier

Subject AreaLaw, Medical

SeriesContemporary Issues in Bioethics Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight23.1 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number6

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Reviews'In this book the authors provide an incisive survey of the legal situation surrounding the areas of fertility treatment, patient consent, assisted dying, malpractice and medical privacy. This 6th Edition has been fully revised and updated to cover the latest cases from assisted dying to informed consent, legislative reform of the NHS, professional regulation and redress, European regulations on data protection and clinical trials, and legislation and policy reforms on organ donation, assisted conception and mental capacity.' The Lamp, March 2017

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentIntroduction Part I Medicine, law and society 1 The practice of medicine today 2 Doctors' responsibilities: patient's rights 3 Medicine, moral dilemmas and the law 4 A relationship of trust and confidence Part II: Medical malpractice 5 Agreeing to treatment 6 Capacity, consent and compulsion 7 Clinical negligence 8 Medical litigation 9 Complaints and redress 10 Medical products liability Part III: Matters of life and death 11 Pregnancy 12 Assisted conception 13 Abortion and embryo research 14 Doctors and children 15 Healthcare research 16 Defining death 17 Organ & tissue transplantation 18 Human body and parts 19 End of life Index

SynopsisEmbryo research, cloning, assisted conception, neonatal care, saviour siblings, organ transplants, drug trials - modern developments have transformed the field of medicine almost beyond recognition in recent decades and the law struggles to keep up.In this highly acclaimed and very accessible book, now in its sixth edition, Margaret Brazier and Emma Cave provide an incisive survey of the legal situation in areas as diverse as fertility treatment, patient consent, assisted dying, malpractice and medical privacy.The book has been fully revised and updated to cover the latest cases, from assisted dying to informed consent; legislative reform of the NHS, professional regulation and redress; European regulations on data protection and clinical trials; and legislation and policy reforms on organ donation, assisted conception and mental capacity.Essential reading for healthcare professionals, lecturers, medical and law students, this book is of relevance to all whose perusal of the daily news causes wonder, hope and consternation at the advances and limitations of medicine, patients and the law. -- ., Embryo research, cloning, assisted conception, neonatal care, saviour siblings, organ transplants, drug trials - modern developments have transformed the field of medicine almost beyond recognition in recent decades and the law struggles to keep up. In this highly acclaimed and very accessible book, now in its sixth edition, Margaret Brazier and Emma Cave provide an incisive survey of the legal situation in areas as diverse as fertility treatment, patient consent, assisted dying, malpractice and medical privacy. The book has been fully revised and updated to cover the latest cases, from assisted dying to informed consent; legislative reform of the NHS, professional regulation and redress; European regulations on data protection and clinical trials; and legislation and policy reforms on organ donation, assisted conception and mental capacity. Essential reading for healthcare professionals, lecturers, medical and law students, this book is of relevance to all whose perusal of the daily news causes wonder, hope and consternation at the advances and limitations of medicine, patients and the law., This fully revised and update edition provides an incisive survey of the legal situation in areas as diverse as fertility treatment, patient consent, assisted dying, malpractice and medical privacy. -- ., From embryo research, cloning and assisted conception to neonatal care, saviour siblings and organ transplants, the advancements of modern medicine have transformed the field almost beyond recognition. As the law struggles to keep up with the rate of change, legal claims against doctors and the NHS have increased and practitioners increasingly feel under siege. This acclaimed and accessible book provides a survey of the legal situation in areas as diverse as fertility treatment, surrogacy, patient consent, euthanasia and the definition of death, malpractice and medical privacy. The sixth edition has been fully revised and updated to cover: - Over fifty new cases with the latest legal developments in areas such as court-authorised sterilisation, treatment without consent and confidentiality - Analysis of recent Supreme Court decisions on informed consent (Montgomery v Lanarkshire 2015], assisted dying (Nicklinson and Lamb v Ministry of Justice 2014]), conscientious objection (Doogan v Greater Glasgow Health Board 2014]) and deprivation of liberty (Cheshire West 2014]) - New national and EU legislation on healthcare research, organ donation and data protection, plus doomed and on-going legislative reform proposals including those on assisted dying, NHS redress and medical innovation - Recent guidance and reports such as the General Medical Council's Good Medical Practice (2013), the Francis Inquiry report (2013) and Select Committee Reports on mental capacity, with analysis of reforms within the NHS such as the duty of candour, legal aid and professional regulation - Recent technological advances from assisted conception and cloning to human tissue and the regulatory response Medicine, patients and the law will be essential reading for medical and law students, lecturers and healthcare professionals. It will also be of interest to anyone whose perusal of the daily news causes wonder, hope and consternation at the advances and limitations of medicine and the law and of the impact upon patients.

LC Classification NumberKD3395.B73 2016