Full Description
The Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethics and Law is the definitive guide to the legal and ethical issues around medical and surgical practice. It is written with the busy clinician in mind who will not have time to read lengthy and complex legal or philosophical documents but requires the key information presented without technical jargon in a handy quick-reference style. The handbook also includes a substantial number of examples taken from a wide variety of specialties with the relevant legal and ethical issues clearly explained, so that the reader can see how these principles play out in day-to-day patient care. Both medical students and current professionals will find this an essential practical resource.
Contents
Part 1: Ethics
1: Introduction to Ethics
2: The Virtuous Doctor
3: Consequentialism
4: Deontology
5: The Four Principles
6: Care Ethics
7: Moral Relativism and Subjectivism
8: Critical Reasoning
Part 2: Law
9: Introduction to the Legal System
10: Key Articles of Law
11: Court
12: Law within Medical Practice
13: Negligence
14: Other Issues of Liability
Part 3: Generic legal and ethical issues
15: Resource allocation
16: Candour and Confidentiality
17: Issues in the Doctor-Patient Relationship
18: Issues in Death and Dying
19: Doctors and the General Medical Council ('GMC')
20: Medical Research
21: Medical Education
Part 4: Ethico-legal issues by medical specialism
22: Ethico-legal issues by medical specialism A-M
23: Ethico-legal issues by medical specialism N-V
Part 5: Statutory Provisions
24: Abortion Act 1967
25: Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003
26: Gender Recognition Act 2004
27: Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990
28: Human Rights Act 1998 (European Convention on Human Rights)
29: Human Tissue Act 2004
30: Mental Capacity Act 2005
31: Mental Health Act 1983
32: Suicide Act 1961
33: Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985
