ISBN: 9781856423960
Trim Size: 234 x 156
200 pages
Bridgit Dimond
Publication date: 01/05/2010
Price: £22.50
This revised and up-to-date edition is written in a practical, jargon free style and covers:
-Dealing with children
-HIV/AIDs patients
-The recipients and donors of transplants
-Terminally ill patients
-The issues of human fertilisation and embryology
-The notification of infectious diseases
New case studies are included as well as questions and answers to reinforce understanding.
Bridgit Dimond MA, LLB, DSA, AHSM, Barrister-at-law is Emeritus Professor of the University of Glamorgan.
'This updated second edition uses case studies to consider the law relating to patient confidentiality, including recent legislative changes. It aims to help all health professionals understand these principles and how they apply to practice, and will also be useful for patient service managers, patient groups and patients' families' - Times Higher Education Textbook Guide
"Crucial for the course and also for qualified practice". Senior Lecturer
"Valued for its contemporary nature". Midwifery Lecturer