* Principles of Medical Law 5th ed

NOT YET PUBLISHED

Principles of Medical Law is the leading practitioner text in its field. Now in its fifth edition, it provides a comprehensive and scholarly account of the common law and statutory provisions governing healthcare provision in England and Wales. It offers an authoritative and account of medical law whilst also seeking to set the law in context and critique its application.

The contributors include many of the leading academics and practitioners working in the area of medical law today, who together offer a balanced, reliable, and considered perspective. The clear layout, accessible writing style, extensive referencing, and detailed index make this an indispensable research tool for practitioners and academics alike.

table of content

Part I

1:The Organisation of Health Care

2:Regulating Health Care Professions

 

Part II

3:Duties in Contract and Tort

4:Breach of Duty

5:Actions Arising from Birth

6:Causation and Defences

7:Institutional Liability

 

Part III

8:Consent to Treatment: The Competent Patient

9:The Tests for Incapacity

10:Care and Treatment of Those Lacking Decision-making Capacity

11:Mental Health Law

12:Confidentiality and Data Protection

13:Clinical Research

 

Part IV

14:Medically Assisted Reproduction

15:Abortion

 

Part V

16:The Regulation of Medicinal Products and Medical Devices

17:Products Liability

 

Part VI

18:The Legal Regulation of Human Material

19:Medical Innovation, Patenting and the Human Body

 

Part VII

20:Ending Life

21:Death