Medical ethics today : the BMAs handbook of ethics and law /
Medical ethics today : the BMAs handbook of ethics and law /
project manager, Veronica English ; head of medical ethics, Ann Sommerville ; written by Sophie Brannan ... [et al.].
- 3rd ed.
- Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
- xxx, 925 p.; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The doctor-patient relationship -- Consent, choice, and refusal : adults with capacity -- Treating adults who lack capacity -- Children and young people -- Confidentiality -- Health records -- Contraception, abortion, and birth -- Assisted reproduction -- Genetics -- Caring for patients at the end of life -- Euthanasia and physician assisted suicide -- Responsibilities after a patient's death -- Prescribing and administering medication -- Research and innovative treatment -- Emergency situations -- Doctors with dual obligations -- Providing treatment and care in detention settings -- Education and training -- Teamwork, referral, delegation, and shared care -- Public health dimensions of medical practice -- Reducing risk, clinical error, and poor performance.
9781444337082 (cloth)
2011033670
Ethics, Medical--Great Britain.
Jurisprudence--Great Britain.
R724 / .M2 943 2012
174.2 BMA
W 50
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The doctor-patient relationship -- Consent, choice, and refusal : adults with capacity -- Treating adults who lack capacity -- Children and young people -- Confidentiality -- Health records -- Contraception, abortion, and birth -- Assisted reproduction -- Genetics -- Caring for patients at the end of life -- Euthanasia and physician assisted suicide -- Responsibilities after a patient's death -- Prescribing and administering medication -- Research and innovative treatment -- Emergency situations -- Doctors with dual obligations -- Providing treatment and care in detention settings -- Education and training -- Teamwork, referral, delegation, and shared care -- Public health dimensions of medical practice -- Reducing risk, clinical error, and poor performance.
9781444337082 (cloth)
2011033670
Ethics, Medical--Great Britain.
Jurisprudence--Great Britain.
R724 / .M2 943 2012
174.2 BMA
W 50