Health Care & The Law

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Building upon the highly regarded reputation of previous editions, Health Care & the Law, 5th Edition explains the legal process as it relates to the health care professional. In every situation the health care professional has available to them a range of potential actions, some acceptable and others detrimental. This book guides readers through the legal and ethical consequences of those actions, and assists them in forming their own procedures for best practice.

This edition has been updated to reflect the rapid pace of change in the health law areas and includes new material on:

• consideration by the courts of the civil liability legislation applying to negligence;
• end-of-life decision-making including recent major decisions;
• replacement of Work Choices legislation by Fair Work Australia, and the new national workplace relations tribunal; and
• treatment of public health law.

With abstracts, summarised case law, procedural checklists, and guidelines, this illuminating, easy-to-read text is an essential resource for health care professionals, teachers and lecturers, students, practitioners and administrators.