Churchill's Guide to UK Medicolegal Essentials

Vanessa Machin (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

184 Seiten

2023 | 2nd edition
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division (Verlag)
978-0-323-93443-5 (ISBN)

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Churchill's Guide to UK Medicolegal Essentials provides a no-nonsense guide to managing those everyday clinical scenarios that have potential or obvious legal implications. With a clear, practical and easy-to-read style, it takes you through everything that you need to know including the UK legal systems, complaints handling, clinical governance and risk management, disciplinary procedures, and how the law relates to alcohol, drugs, mental health and end of life.

This is an ideal book for medical, nursing, dental and paramedic students preparing for exams or interviews, all grades of healthcare professionals, police staff, and anyone needing a brief overview of the legal intricacies of medical practice.

Defines the law of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Provides tips on preparing a police statement, appearing in court and obtaining forensic samples
Scenarios and questions to bring the law to life
Filled with practical advice to help you understand and minimise risks to your practice
Covers risk management, which is central to Government health policies
An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Comprehensive update of all areas of medical law
New chapter on the Sexual Offences Act 2003
New questions and scenarios to test your knowledge and understanding

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Introduction

1 British Legal Systems
2 Legal Procedure and Appearing in Court
3 Preparing a Police Statement
4 Forensic Samples
5 Consent
6 Confidentiality and Disclosure
7 Clinical Governance and Risk Management
8 Handling Complaints
9 Clinical Negligence
10 Disciplinary Bodies and Procedures
11 Death and the Healthcare Professional
12 Brain Stem Death and Organ Donation
13 Euthanasia, Withdrawing Treatment and Advance Decisions
14 Child Abuse and the Children Acts
15 The Sexual Offences Acts and Child Sexual Abuse
16 The Law Relating to Mental Health
17 The Law Relating to Alcohol and Driving
18 The Law Relating to Drugs

ANSWERS TO CASE SCENARIOS
LEGISLATION COVERING LEGAL ASPECTS OF MEDICINE
GLOSSARY
INDEX

Erscheinungsdatum	01.12.2023
Verlagsort	Philadelphia
Sprache	englisch
Maße	191 x 235 mm
Gewicht	320 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Rechtsmedizin
ISBN-10	0-323-93443-9 / 0323934439
ISBN-13	978-0-323-93443-5 / 9780323934435
Zustand	Neuware