Everyday medical ethics and law /

• Main Author: Sommerville, Ann
• Corporate Author: British Medical Association. Medical Ethics Department
• Other Authors: English, Veronica, Brannan, Sophie
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell, 2013.
• Subjects: Medical ethics > Great Britain.; Medical laws and legislation > Great Britain.; Ethics, Medical.; Jurisprudence.; Patient Rights > legislation & jurisprudence.; Physician-Patient Relations > ethics.; Professional Practice > ethics.; MEDICAL > Ethics.; Medical ethics.; Medical laws and legislation.; Great Britain.; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• 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.