Churchill's Guide to UK Medicolegal Essentials

Churchills Guide to UK Medicolegal Essentials, Second Edition is a practical guide to managing clinical scenarios with legal implications, covering the UK legal systems, complaints handling, clinical governance, risk management, disciplinary procedures, and the law's relationship with alcohol, drugs, mental health, and end of life. It is ideal for medical, nursing, dental, and paramedic students, healthcare professionals, police staff, and anyone needing a brief overview of the legal intricacies of medical practice. The eBook version includes enhanced features such as text, figures, references, search, customization, notes, highlights, and content read aloud.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 184 pages
Publication date: 15 November 2023
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Churchill's Guide to UK Medicolegal Essentials, Second Edition is a comprehensive and practical guide to managing clinical scenarios with potential or obvious legal implications. Written in a clear, practical, and easy-to-read style, it covers the UK legal systems, complaints handling, clinical governance and risk management, disciplinary procedures, and the relationship between the law and alcohol, drugs, mental health, and end-of-life care. This book is ideal for medical, nursing, dental, and paramedic students preparing for exams or interviews, as well as healthcare professionals, police staff, and anyone needing a brief overview of the legal intricacies of medical practice. The book defines the law of England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, provides tips on preparing a police statement, appearing in court, and obtaining forensic samples, and includes scenarios and questions to bring the law to life. It also covers risk management, which is central to Government health policies, and includes an enhanced eBook version with access to all the text, figures, and references, as well as the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. The comprehensive update of all areas of medical law includes a new chapter on the Sexual Offences Act 2003, and new questions and scenarios to test your knowledge and understanding.

ISBN-13: 9780323934435
Edition number: 2 ed