Home > Personal Injury Law > Medical Negligence
EMAIL THIS PAGE TO A FRIEND
Email Page to a Colleague
(* Denotes required field)
* Colleague’s email address
 
 
* Your email address
 
 
* Subject
 
Message
The selected product information will be included in the email.
The email addresses you provide will not be used for any other purpose. You can view a detailed privacy statement here.
Your email has been sent.

Medical Negligence

Medical Negligence
6th Edition
Practice Area:  Personal Injury Law
ISBN:  9780414089099
Published by:  Sweet & Maxwell
Publication Date:  22 Sep 2021
Subscription Information:  Non-Subscribable Product
Format:  Hardback
PRODUCT INCLUDES:
Hardback
BUY NOW
£288.00
TOTAL:
Enter a promotion code if you have one. Note: discount applied at Checkout Review Section
Promotion code:

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Medical Negligence provides a comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the potential legal liabilities of healthcare professionals and hospitals arising out of the provision of healthcare. The principal focus is on the law of negligence as it applies in the medical context, but the book also includes extensive coverage of consent to medical treatment, defective products, confidentiality, the liability of hospitals, defences and limitation, the principles applied to the assessment damages, and procedural issues.

The new edition is a comprehensive statement of the law of medical negligence in England and Wales, with appropriate reference to Commonwealth jurisdictions.
  • Fully up to date, including discussion of relevant statutory provisions and Commonwealth case law such as Barclays Bank Plc v Various Claimants (2020) from the UK Supreme Court; Schembri v Marshall (2020) from the Court of Appeal and Bell v Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (2020) from other Courts to name a few
  • Detailed discussion of developing caselaw on the Mental Capacity Act 2005
  • Discussion of the emerging tort of misuse of private information
  • Full reference to relevant professional guidance issued by the General Medical Council (Decision making and consent, 2020)
  • Includes Appendices on NHS Indemnity, Pre-Action Protocol for the Resolution of Clinical Disputes and Glossary of Medical Terms
Key Features:
  • Provides thorough analysis of the tort of negligence as it applies to the provision of health care
  • Discusses the liability of doctors as well as dentists, nurses and pharmacists
  • Covers the general principles of medical negligence and covers specific areas such as consent to medical treatment, defective products, confidentiality and the liability of hospitals
  • Covers emerging issues related to medical negligence practice, access to treatment, patient autonomy and complaints
  • Provides thorough coverage defences and limitation
  • Explains the general principles as they apply to medical negligence
  • Expands on the general principles by applying them to specific areas such as consent and confidentiality
  • Analyses current case law and interprets applicable legislation
  • Offers clear, concise analysis applicable to generalist and specialist practitioners 



Thomson Reuters ProView Also available as an eBook on Thomson Reuters ProView

Thomson Reuters ProView™ is custom built for legal professionals like you.

Using ProView means you can connect to and interact with the content you rely on in new ways, wherever and whenever you like. Find out more about ProView.

Purchase this title as an eBook to start reading today:

If you’re interested in firmwide or multiple user access to this title on Proview then please contact us directly to discuss what options are available.

CONTENTS

  • Chapter 1: Medical Negligence in Context; 
  • Chapter 2: The Basis of Liability; 
  • Chapter 3: Standard of Care: General Principles; 
  • Chapter 4: Standard of Care: Specific Instances; 
  • Chapter 5: Causation & Remoteness of Damage; 
  • Chapter 6: Consent to Treatment; 
  • Chapter 7: Informed Consent; 
  • Chapter 8: Confidentiality; 
  • Chapter 9: Liability of Hospitals and Contribution: 
  • Chapter 10: Defective Products; 
  • Chapter 11:Defences and Limitation; 
  • Chapter 12:Damages; 
  • Chapter 13:Practice and Procedure; 
  • Appendix 1: NHS Indemnity; 
  • Appendix 2: Pre-action Protocol for the Resolution of Clinical Disputes;
  • Appendix 3: Glossary of Medical Terms

AVAILABLE ONLINE

Thomson Reuters Westlaw UKCLEAR. CLEVER. CONCISE

This title is also available on Westlaw UK, so that you can access it anywhere, anytime.

Having online access to the books you trust through Westlaw UK can add a whole new dimension to how you work with the commentary and guidance found across the breadth of our titles.

Westlaw UK's smart navigation, links to primary law in combination with the expertise within our portfolio of books providing you with a seamless, coherent, and integrated research experience every time you need to refer to the text.

Having access to your book through Westlaw means:

Enhanced contents pages

  • Find what you’re looking for with ease, with content displayed clearly in easy-to-read tables
  • Print, download or email entire chapters or sections using tick boxes by content sets
  • Choose the way you view content sets with collapsible and expandable sections

Firm-wide availability

  • Everyone has access, at all times

Links to primary law

  • Jump directly to the authority you need with links to cases, legislation and journals

You can print/download/email

  • Print, download and email your documents quickly, for use offline or to share with colleague

Access chapter PDFs

  • Download chapters as they appear in print, ready for presentation in court

Supplement PDFs

  • Download whole supplements to a main edition in PDF, ready for court

PDF supplement navigation

  • Browse PDFs with ease using navigational aids and links within the document

A-Z indexing

  • Browse directly to the letter you wish to search, without having to navigate long documents

Tables

  • View tables of cases and legislation referred to it the text sorted alphabetically, and link directly to them

Pop-up footnotes

  • View footnotes alongside the text and avoid the need to refer to the end of documents

Call 0345 600 9355 or contact us to find out more.

back to top
Must Haves