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Legal Aspects of Patient Confidentiality.
This revised and updated edition explores the law relating to patient confidentiality and reflects the recent legislation in the field. The text is written in a jargon free, non-legalistic way to allow the reader to understand the principles and how they apply to practice. The book is aimed at all h...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Luton :
Andrews UK,
2014.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
| Colección: | Legal Aspects Series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Publisher information; Preface; Acknowledgements; Body matter; Chapter 1: The duty to respect patient confidentiality; Chapter 2: Disclosure of information in the public interest; Chapter 3: Statutory provisions: Data Protection Act 1998, Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Health and Social Care Act 2001; Chapter 4: Confidentiality and the courts; Chapter 5: The notification of infectious diseases; Chapter 6: HIV/AIDS patients and the duty of confidentiality; Chapter 7: Human fertilisation and embryology issues.
- Chapter 8: The Department of Health, NHS trusts and patient confidentialityChapter 9: The law relating to whistle blowing; Chapter 10: Child care and the duty of confidentiality; Chapter 11: Terminal illness and the duty of confidentiality; Chapter 12: The problems posed by suicide and euthanasia; Chapter 13: The rights of transplant recipients and donors; Chapter 14: Powers of the police and access to information; Chapter 15: Child protection and unsuitable employees; Chapter 16: Conclusions; Back matter; Abbreviations; Glossary.
- Appendix 1: Department of Health HSC 2000/009 and Data Protection Act 1998Appendix 2: Data Protection Act 1998 Department of Health guidance on Data Protection (Subject Access Modification) (Health) Order Statutory Instrument 2000 No 413; Websites; Further reading; Also available.