Medicine, Patients and the Law (Penguin Reference Books S.)

by Margaret Brazier (Author), Margaret Brazier (Author), Emma Cave (Author)

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  Paperback
  2003

  $3.25

  With the growing awareness of patients of their rights, the issue of medical ethics and its relationship with the law is much in debate. This book should make clear the obligations, constraints and legal relationships. It details complaints procedures and medical negligence actions, discuss the issue of confidentiality and so on. Updated to cover ethical dilemmas raised by medical developments, this edition explains the legal position in fields as diverse as embryo research, Aids testing and the definition of death and covers the impact of recent cases, notably the Shipman trial.

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  Paperback
  1992

  $3.25

  With the growing awareness among patients of their rights, the issue of medical ethics and its relationship with the law is much in debate. This book looks at the obligations, constraints and legal relationships involved in patient's rights, dealing with the complaints procedures and medical negligence actions, as well as discussing the issue of confidentiality. But the book also delves into matters of concern in relation to health care issues from birth to death.