Author: David Tomkin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781858000510
Category : Medical laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
This account of medical law in Ireland provides an analysis of the Irish healthcare system, both in terms of its regulation and in comparison with the UK model. It covers: legal standing of doctors and allied health professionals in the context of the health service, and their education, training and licensing; legal basis of the doctor-patient relationship including consent, confidentiality, medical records and other aspects of treatment; the legal aspects of healthcare issues affecting mentally ill patients; death and the dying patient; medico-legal aspects of birth control and reproduction; and drug experimentation and prescription.