Legal Aspects of Radiography and Radiology

Bridgit C. Dimond (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

416 Seiten

2002
Blackwell Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-632-05502-9 (ISBN)

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Aimed at the non-lawyer, this is a practical and jargon-free guide to the legal aspects of radiography and radiology. Included is an extensive glossary of terms.

Practical and jargon-free, this book is aimed at the non-lawyer and includes an extensive glossary of terms. It emphasises the legal issues encountered by those working in diagnostic radiography, radiotherapy and radiology and includes examples of legal dilemmas taken from these disciplines as well as exploring current issues.

Bridgit C. Dimond is a Barrister-at-Law and Emeritus Professor at the University of Glamorgan. She is author of Mental Health Law for Nurses and Legal Aspects of Occupational Therapy.

Foreword by Sandy Yule, OBE.
Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Abbreviations.

SECTION A. THE LEGAL CONTEXT.

1. Introduction.

2. The Legal System.

SECTION B. PATIENT-CENTRED CARE.

3. Rights of the Patient.

4. Consent and Information Giving.

5. The Duty of Confidentiality.

6. Data Protection and Access to Records.

7. Mentally Incapacitated Adults.

8. Legal Issues Relating to Children.

9. Pregnant Patients.

10. Death and Dying.

SECTION C. PROFESSIONAL ISSUES.

11. Professional Registration and Statutory Controls.

12. Professional Standards and Misconduct.

13. Education and Training.

SECTION D. ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL COURTS.

14. Negligence.

15. Health and Safety.

16. Radiological Regulation.

17. Legal Issues Relating to Equipment.

18. Records, Statements, Reports and Evidence in Court.

19. Handling Complaints.

20. Medicinal Products.

SECTION E. MANAGEMENT AREAS.

21. Statutory Organisation of the NHS.

22. Employment Law.

23. Departmental Management.

SECTION F. SPECIALIST AREAS.

24. PACS and Teleradiology.

25. Dental X-rays.

26. Complementary Therapies.

27. Scope of Professional Practice and the Expanded Role.

28. Legal Aspects of Research.

29. The Future.

Table of Cases.

Table of Statutes.

Glossary.

Further Reading.

Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.6.2002
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	173 x 244 mm
Gewicht	892 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► MTA - Radiologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Radiologie
ISBN-10	0-632-05502-2 / 0632055022
ISBN-13	978-0-632-05502-9 / 9780632055029
Zustand	Neuware