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. INDICE: ContentsIntroductionChapter 1 - British legal systemsChapter 2 - Legal procedure & appearing in courtChapter 3 - Preparing a police statementChapter 4 - Forensic samplesChapter 5 - ConsentChapter 6 - Confidentiality & disclosureChapter 7 - Clinical governance & risk managementChapter 8 - Handling complaintsChapter 9 - Clinical negligenceChapter 10 - Disciplinary bodies & proceduresChapter 11 - Death & the healthcare professionalChapter 12 - Brain stem death & organ donationChapter 13 - Euthanasia, withdrawal of treatment & Advance DecisionsChapter 14 - Child abuse & the Children ActsChapter 15 - Sexual Offences Acts & child sexual abuseChapter 16 - The law relating to mental healthChapter 17 - The law relating to alcohol & drivingChapter 18 - The law relating to drugs
- ISBN: 978-0-323-93443-5
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 03/04/2023
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés