TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lynch,Jane
TI  - Clinical responsibility
T2  - Medico-legal essentials
SN  - 9781846192234 (pbk.)
U1  - 346.41033 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Radcliffe Pub.
KW  - Malpractice
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Medical personnel
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - legislation & jurisprudence
KW  - Liability, Legal
KW  - Professional Misconduct
KW  - Ethics, Clinical
KW  - Risk Management
KW  - United Kingdom
N1  - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Accountability -- Clinical responsibility and the law -- Court system -- Case of Harold Shipman -- Manslaughter, gross negligence and recklessness -- Civil courts -- Civil law and negligence -- When a patient complains -- Human rights -- Risk management -- Lack or resources -- Delegating and supervising -- Waiting lists -- Gifts and hospitality -- Whistle-blowing -- Good samaritan duty to volunteer help -- Legal implications -- Law and midwives -- Allied health professional -- Outpatient departments and walk-in centres -- Medication and prescribing
ER  -