The Law and the Midwife (eBook)

Shirley R. Jones, Rosemary Jenkins (Autoren)

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2008 | 2. Auflage
224 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4051-4782-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The second edition of this successful text is an essential and
accessible guide to legal aspects of midwifery for all midwife
supervisors, midwives, and midwifery students. Midwives will find
this book provides them with the knowledge and understanding they
require to make sense of the legal principles that affect their
day-to-day work and allay their anxieties, encouraging them to
extend and develop their practice safely and with confidence.

This new edition includes new and revised case studies
throughout. It also contains new sections on NHS accountability,
the Human Rights Act, the Data Protection Act, reproductive
technologies and disciplinary pathways.

· Relates legal issues to everyday midwifery practice

· Written by an experienced midwife for midwives

· Accessible, relevant and up-to-date

Autor

Professor Shirley R. Jones is currently the Head of School at the School of Women's Health, University of Central England, UK.

Inhalt

Introduction.

Chapter 1 The Legal Framework.

Chapter 2 The Statutory Profession of Midwifery.

Chapter 3 The Statutory Regulation of Midwifery.

Chapter 4 Accountability within the NHS.

Chapter 5 Negligence in Midwifery Practice.

Chapter 6 Consent and Refusal.

Chapter 7 Use and Abuse of Information.

Chapter 8 Aspects of Law Related to Reproduction and Child
Protection.

Chapter 9 Aspects of Employment Law.

Chapter 10 Application to Midwifery Practice

Rezensionen

From reviews of the first edition:

"The book is written with commendable and enviable
clarity... Get this book. Read it. Go back to
it."

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

"I would recommend every midwife to obtain a copy of
one or other of them, both to assist her safe practice and allay
fears of ignorance about the law as it refers to
midwifery."

Midwives

"It is clear that this is a book written by a midwife
for midwives. The examples used being topical, relevant and
recognisable. I found this book
fascinating...."

Inprint

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.5.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Hebamme / Entbindungspfleger
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• Schlagworte: Allg. Public Health • Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen • Health & Social Care • Hebammenpraxis • Krankenpflege • Midwifery • nursing • Public Health General
• ISBN-10: 1-4051-4782-2 / 1405147822
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-4782-8 / 9781405147828