Principles of medical law - Grubb, Andrew; Laing, Judith M.; McHale, Jean V. (Jean Vanessa), 1965-; Kennedy, Ian. (Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2010)
The organization of health care / Christopher Newdick -- Regulating health care professions / Mary O'Rourke and Jonathan Holl-Allen -- Duties in contract and tort / Rachael Mulheron -- Breach of duty / Philippa Whipple and Philip Havers -- Actions arising from birth / Stephen Todd -- Causation and defences / Richard Goldberg -- Institutional liability / Keith Syrett -- Consent to treatment : the competent patient / David Lock -- The test for capacity / David Lock and James Munby -- Consent to treatment : patients lacking capacity and children / James Munby -- Mental health law / Judith Laing and Nicola Glover-Thomas -- Confidentiality and data protection / Shaun Pattinson and Deryck Beyleveld -- Clinical research / Jean McHale -- Medically assisted reproduction / Michael Freeman -- Reproductive genetics / Michael Freeman -- Abortion / Emily Jackson -- The regulation of medicinal products and medical devices / Christopher Hodges -- Products liability / Harvey Teff -- The legal regulation of human material / Jean McHale -- Patenting and the human body / Graeme Laurie -- Ending life / Jonathan Herring -- Death / Kenyon Mason.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Medical laws and legislation -- United kingdom; Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United Kingdom