TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dimond,Bridgit
TI  - Legal Aspects of Patient Confidentiality: 2nd edition
T2  - Legal Aspects Series
SN  - 9781856424950
AV  - KD7519.P48 -- .D566 2010eb 
U1  - 344.410412 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Luton
PB  - Andrews UK Ltd.
KW  - Confidential communications -- Physicians -- Great Britain
KW  - Medical care -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
KW  - Patients -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Contents -- Front matter -- Title page -- Publisher information -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Body matter -- Chapter 1: The duty to respect patient confidentiality -- Chapter 2: Disclosure of information in the public interest -- Chapter 3: Statutory provisions: Data Protection Act 1998, Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Health and Social Care Act 2001 -- Chapter 4: Confidentiality and the courts -- Chapter 5: The notification of infectious diseases -- Chapter 6: HIV/AIDS patients and the duty of confidentiality -- Chapter 7: Human fertilisation and embryology issues -- Chapter 8: The Department of Health, NHS trusts and patient confidentiality -- Chapter 9: The law relating to whistle blowing -- Chapter 10: Child care and the duty of confidentiality -- Chapter 11: Terminal illness and the duty of confidentiality -- Chapter 12: The problems posed by suicide and euthanasia -- Chapter 13: The rights of transplant recipients and donors -- Chapter 14: Powers of the police and access to information -- Chapter 15: Child protection and unsuitable employees -- Chapter 16: Conclusions -- Back matter -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Appendix 1: Department of Health HSC 2000/009 and Data Protection Act 1998 -- Appendix 2: Data Protection Act 1998 Department of Health guidance on Data Protection (Subject Access Modification) (Health) Order Statutory Instrument 2000 No 413 -- Websites -- Further reading -- Also available
N2  - This revised and updated edition explores the law relating to patient confidentiality and reflects the recent legislation in the field. The text is written in a jargon free, non-legalistic way to allow the reader to understand the principles and how they apply to practice. The book is aimed at all health professionals who care for the patient, and for patient service managers, patient groups, relatives and anybody who is interested in understanding the law relating to patient confidentiality
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