The second edition of this well establised textbook provides a readable, comprehensive and accessible account of the law governing health care in England and Wales. In contrast to other texts, it examines the full range of health care but not merely its medical context. The narrative is clear and succinct with full references to legal sources to meet the needs of law students and practitioners. However, excessive use of legal jargon is avoided ensuring that the law is alsoaccessible to health care professionals. The text sets out the law on public health, the NHS, the health professions, clinical negligence litigation, patients rights, and research and health care ethics. Major developments since 1997 have led to substantial revisions throughout the book, which now takes account of such organisations as the National Institute for Clinical Excellence and the Commission for Health Improvement. Professor Montgomery addresses the legal and regulatory responses to a series of scandals (Bristol babies, Alder Hey etc); the development of medical techniques and regulatory bodies; the impact of the Human Rights Act and the Data Protection Act; the Blair administrationand NHS reforms.
The Scope and Sources of Health Care Law; Part I: Health and the Law; Public Health Law; Rights to National Health Service Care; The Structure of the NHS; National Health Service Complaints; Part II: Health Care Practice and the Law; Professional Regulation; Malpractice Litigation I: The Law; Malpractice Litigation II: In Practice; Medicines and the Law; Part III: The Position of the Patient; Consent to Treatment; Confidentiality and Data Protection; Care for Children; Mental Health; Research; Part IV: Health Care Law and Ethics; Abortion; Fertility; Maternity Care; Selective Treatment of the Newborn; Transplantation; Terminal Care and Euthanasia; Regulating Health Care Ethics;
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