Medical
Negligence provides a comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the
potential legal liabilities of healthcare professionals and hospitals arising
out of the provision of healthcare. The principal focus is on the law of
negligence as it applies in the medical context, but the book also includes
extensive coverage of consent to medical treatment, defective products,
confidentiality, the liability of hospitals, defences and limitation, the
principles applied to the assessment damages, and procedural issues. The
new edition is a comprehensive statement of the law of medical negligence in
England and Wales, with appropriate reference to Commonwealth jurisdictions.
Fully up to date, including discussion of relevant statutory provisions and
Commonwealth case law such as Barclays Bank Plc v Various
Claimants (2020) from the UK Supreme Court; Schembri v
Marshall (2020) from the Court of Appeal and Bell v Tavistock and
Portman NHS Foundation Trust (2020) from other Courts to name a few
Detailed discussion of developing caselaw on the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Discussion of the emerging tort of misuse of private information Full reference
to relevant professional guidance issued by the General Medical Council
(Decision making and consent, 2020) Includes Appendices on NHS Indemnity,
Pre-Action Protocol for the Resolution of Clinical Disputes and Glossary of
Medical Terms Key Features: Provides thorough analysis of the tort of
negligence as it applies to the provision of health care Discusses the
liability of doctors as well as dentists, nurses and pharmacists Covers the
general principles of medical negligence and covers specific areas such as
consent to medical treatment, defective products, confidentiality and the
liability of hospitals Covers emerging issues related to medical negligence
practice, access to treatment, patient autonomy and complaints Provides
thorough coverage defences and limitation Explains the general principles as
they apply to medical negligence Expands on the general principles by applying
them to specific areas such as consent and confidentiality Analyses current
case law and interprets applicable legislation Offers clear, concise analysis
applicable to generalist and specialist practitioners.
Thomson Reuters Medical Negligence by Professor Michael Jones, Sweet & Maxwell
- Publisher: Thomson Reuters
- Book Code: 9789395696395
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