6. Medical Confidentiality
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter discusses ethical and legal aspects of medical confidentiality. It covers the relationship between confidentiality and data protection law; the possible exceptions to the ...
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1. An Introduction to Bioethics
Emily Jackson
in Medical Law: Text, Cases, and Materials (5th edn)
All books in this flagship series contain carefully selected substantial extracts from key cases, legislation, and academic debate, providing students with a stand-alone resource. This ...
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18. The Donation of Organs and Transplantation
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter discusses ethical and legal aspects of organ transplantation. After reviewing the technical criteria—or biological hurdles—associated with transplantation, and the two primary ...
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13. Treatment of the Aged
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter discusses some of the ethical and legal issues associated with the very difficult practice of treating the elderly, grounding the discussion in the tension between autonomy and ...
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17. The Diagnosis of Death
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter begins with a discussion of concepts of death. It considers the mostly philosophical arguments against the use of the term ‘brain death’ as applied to the person and then ...
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1. Ethics and Medical Law
Jonathan Herring
in Medical Law and Ethics (7th edn)
This chapter discusses various aspects of ethics and medical law. It begins with a definition of medical law. It then covers the nature of illness, the scope of medicine, the sociological ...
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3. Medical Negligence
Jonathan Herring
in Medical Law and Ethics (7th edn)
This chapter examines the legal and ethical aspects of medical negligence. It begins with an overview of the law and medical malpractice. It then discusses the law of negligence; the law of ...
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3. Medical Negligence
Jonathan Herring
in Medical Law and Ethics (8th edn)
This chapter examines the legal and ethical aspects of medical negligence. It begins with an overview of the law and medical malpractice. It then discusses the law of negligence; the law of ...
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1. Ethics and Medical Law
Jonathan Herring
in Medical Law and Ethics (8th edn)
This chapter discusses various aspects of ethics and medical law. It begins with a definition of medical law. It then covers the nature of illness, the scope of medicine, the sociological ...
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10. Ethico-Legal Issues Affecting Children
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter examines a range of ethico-legal issues as the impact on children. The focus is one consent of mature minors, and the limits therefore, and also on the range of rights and ...
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1. Medical Ethics and Medical Practice
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter discusses the following: the ethical basis for the practice of medicine; the organisation of modern medicine; the importance of the relationship between the medical profession ...
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5. Liability for Medical Injury
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter discusses ethical and legal aspects of medical liability. It covers compensation for injury; the basis of medical liability; what constitutes negligence; the problem of the ...
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4. Consent to Treatment
Jonathan Herring
in Medical Law and Ethics (7th edn)
This chapter examines the legal and ethical aspects of treating a patient without consent. It considers the meaning of ‘consent’ and the position of patients who lack the capacity to ...
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4. Consent to Treatment
Jonathan Herring
in Medical Law and Ethics (8th edn)
This chapter examines the legal and ethical aspects of treating a patient without consent. It considers the meaning of ‘consent’ and the position of patients who lack the capacity to ...
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Medical Law Concentrate: Law Revision and Study Guide (3rd edn)
Jo Samanta and Ash Samanta
Each Concentrate revision guide is packed with essential information, key cases, revision tips, exam Q&As, and more. Concentrates show you what to expect in a law exam, what examiners are ...
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10. Clinical Research
Emily Jackson
in Medical Law: Text, Cases, and Materials (5th edn)
All books in this flagship series contain carefully selected substantial extracts from key cases, legislation, and academic debate, providing students with a stand-alone resource. This ...
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14. Mental Health and Human Rights
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter discusses ethical and legal aspects of mental health and its management. It covers the evolution of mental health law, paternalism and capacity, and the treatment framework, ...
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9. The Control of Fertility and Child Birth
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter discusses ethical and legal aspects of controlling fertility and birth. It addresses the highly contested concept of personhood, as well as contraception, contragestation, ...
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15. The Body as Property
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter examines the question of the limits set on our right to control our bodies or parts thereof. This debate has centred on the very important issue of our relationship with our ...
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2. Public Health and the State–Patient Relationship
G. T. Laurie, S. H. E. Harmon, and E. S. Dove
in Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics (11th edn)
This chapter orients medical law in the broader context of public and community health, emphasising the human rights components of health promotion, health protection and the management of ...
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