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Medicine, Patients and the Law 7th Edition

Medicine, Patients and the Law 7th Edition

Author: Margaret Brazier; Emma Cave; Rob Heywood
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9781526157171

Previous Edition ISBN: 9781784991364
Published In: May 2023
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Hardback Edition ISBN: 9781526157164

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Embryo research, cloning, assisted conception, neonatal care, pandemic vaccine development, 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 Margaret Brazier, Emma Cave and Rob Heywood provide an incisive survey of the legal situation in areas as diverse as fertility treatment, patient consent, assisted dying, malpractice and medical privacy.

The seventh edition of this book has been fully revised and updated to cover the latest cases, Brexit-related regulatory reform and COVID-19 pandemic measures.

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.

Introduction

Part I: Medicine, law and society

1. Law and medicine: lessons from yesterday

2. The practice of medicine today

3. Doctors' responsibilities: patient's rights

4. Medicine, moral dilemmas and the Law

5. A relationship of trust and confidence

Part II: Medical malpractice

6. Agreeing to treatment

7. Competence, consent and compulsion

8. Clinical negligence

9. Medical litigation