Everyday medical ethics and law /

Sommerville, Ann

Everyday medical ethics and law / Ann. Sommerville. - xxiv, 297 pages : illustrations ; 1 ebrary academic complete subscription title

A practical approach to ethics -- The doctor-patient relationship -- Consent, choice, and refusal : adults with capacity -- Treating adults who lack capacity -- Treating children and young people -- Confidentiality -- Management of health records -- Prescribing and administering medication Includes bibliographical references and index.

Department of Medicine

9781118384893 (pbk.)


Jurisprudence--Great Britain.
Medical ethics--Great Britain.
Medical laws and legislation--Great Britain.
Patients--Legal status, laws, etc.--Great Britain.
Physician and patient--Moral and ethical aspects--Great Britain

R 724 .E947 2013