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Medicine, Patients and the Law 7th Edition

Medicine, Patients and the Law 7th Edition

Name: Medicine, Patients and the Law 7th Edition
Brand: Manchester University Press
SKU: 9781526157164
Price: 1596.00 HKD
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Author: Margaret Brazier; Emma Cave; Rob Heywood
ISBN: 9781526157164

Edited by Margaret Brazier · Emma Cave · Rob Heywood

Manchester University Press June 2023

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ISBN-13: 9781526157164
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication: June 2023
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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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: 10.
The criminal process and medical malpractice: 11.
Complaints and redress: 12.
Medical products liability: Part III. Matters of life and death; 13.
Pregnancy: 14.
Abortion: 15.
Embryo research: 16.
Developments in assisted conception: 17.
Doctors and children: 18.
Healthcare research: 19.
Defining death: 20.
Organ and tissue transplantation: 21.
The human body and its parts: 22.
End of life: Bibliography; Index