Medicine, Malpractice and Misapprehensions

ISBN-13: 9780415428071 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 240 str.

H. Harpwood V.; Vivienne Harpwood

Opis

There is evidence that medical mistakes and mishaps occur in significant numbers every year. This book examines the uncertainty and some of the myths surrounding errors and claims in healthcare, and places the arguments surrounding the so-called compensation culture on a stronger statistical, and hence epistemological basis.

Spis treści

1. Setting the Scene  2. The Role of the Media  3. Investigating Doctors  4. Major Restructuring in the NHS  5. Responses to Recent Public Inquiries  6. The Medical Litigation Problem  7. Regulatory Frameworks and Professional Discipline  8. Responses to Developing Technology  9. Major Legislative Changes  10. Changes in Society  11. The Impact on Doctors  12. Solutions

O autorze

Professor Vivienne Harpwood is Director of the Centre for Medico-Legal Studies, based at Cardiff University Law School, and is also a barrister with experience in practice. Her main research interests are medical law and the law of tort, and she has published extensively in these areas. In 1987 she established the LLM (Legal Aspects of Medical Practice) degree course at Cardiff University, which attracts students from all over the world.