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This revised and updated edition explores the law relating to patient confidentiality and reflects the recent legislation in the field. The text is written in a jargon free, non-legalistic way to allow the reader to understand the principles and how they apply to practice. The book is aimed at all health professionals who care for the patient, and for patient service managers, patient groups, relatives and anybody who is interested in understanding the law relating to patient confidentiality. The book includes case studies throughout.

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This second edition has been revised and updated to reflect current changes in legislation on consent in the medical and healthcare setting. This book explores the law relating to consent, covering both the general principles where the patient is a mentally competent adult, and also the specialist areas of mental incapacity, children and parents. The text is written for all health professionals who care for the patient, and for patient service managers, patient groups, relatives, lecturers a...

Informed consent (Medical law) --- Medical laws and legislation --- Patients --- Persons --- Sick --- Consent, Informed --- Consent to treatment --- Disclosure, Medical --- Medical disclosure --- Treatment, Consent to --- Consent (Law) --- Medical ethics --- Medical personnel --- Patient education --- Involuntary treatment --- Patient refusal of treatment --- Civil rights --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Malpractice

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Presented in a clear and concise format that makes for easy reference and understanding, this revised and updated edition covers issues that are becoming increasingly important to health professionals, managers and educators, including proposed changes to the law since Lord Young's 2010 report Common Sense, Common Safety. Topics include cross infection and the spread of MRSA, greater regulation of health and safety standards, stress and bullying and the laws relating to notifiable diseas...

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