Churchill's Guide to UK Medicolegal Essentials. Edition: 2
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.
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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
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