Health care and the law / Janine McIlwraith, Bill Madden.

Pyrmont, N.S.W. : Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia, 2010.

5th ed.

71565

Medical care -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Medical personnel -- Malpractice -- Australia.

Malpractice -- Australia.

Part I. 1. 2. 3. Part II. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Part III. 10. 011. --12. --13. --14. --15. --16. --17. --18. --19. Introductory concepts

What is law

The legal structure

The legal process

Patient relationships

Consent to health care by a competent adult

Consent to health care by a legally incompetent person

Negligence

Patient information and privacy

Patients' property

Contract

Employment

Contracts to provide health care services

Accidents and injuries related to health care Registration and practice Drugs Criminal law and health care State involvement in birth and death: registration and coronial inquiries State involvement in threats to health or welfare Human tissue transplants and reproductive technology Expanding recognition of human rights Decision making, law and ethics: a discussion.

Table of contents is taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Detailed table of contents is available via online link.

Includes bibliographical references and index

9780455227030

lii, 735 p. : ill. ; 25 cm