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Informationen zum Autor Richard Griffith is the team leader for healthcare law in the School of Health Science at Swansea University where he has taught since 1992. He initially trained as a nurse before turning his attention to law and an academic career. He has a particular interest in applied law in healthcare practice and has published widely in a range of nursing journals. Klappentext This book helps medical students to understand the core aspects of law and ethics and shows how that knowledge is applied to achieve good medical practice. Activities and case studies are used to illustrate key principles and apply the law in the context of medicine in a simple and accessible way. Students are encouraged to reflect in order to develop their understanding of law and ethics. Reflecting the revised core curriculum for medical ethics and law! it also contains further reading and links to essential policy documents to encourage readers to continue to develop their understanding of law and ethics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Essential Theories of Medical Ethics Legal Awareness for Doctors Regulation of the Medical Profession Human Rights and Diversity in Medical Practice The Doctor's Duty of Care Consent and Informed Decision Making with Adult Patients Children and Young People Confidentiality and Record Keeping Mental Health and Vulnerable Patients Practice Medicines and the Law Fertility and Reproduction Death! Dying and the Role of the Coroner
