Medical negligence : a practical guide

著者

• Lewis, Charles J. (Charles James)

書誌事項

Medical negligence : a practical guide

Charles J. Lewis

Butterworths, 1998

4th ed

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

The fourth edition of this guide to the law and procedures governing medical negligence litigation continues to meet the needs of legal specialists while remaining accessible to non-lawyers including insurers, health authorities and doctors.

目次

Introduction. The structure of the book. The structure of the national health service. PROCEDURE: The initial complaint. First steps: funding the claim, legal aid, going to council. The inquest. Obtaining the medical records. Reading the medical notes. Instructing an expert. Issuing proceedings. From issue to trial. LAW: Negligence and duty of care. The duty of care in a medical context. The standard of care. Loss/injury: damage and causation. Loss/injury: foreseeability and remoteness. Loss/injury: nervous shock. Loss/injury: economic loss. Who to sue. The proof of negligence. Consent. The failed sterilisation and the action of wrongful birth. The Congenital Disabilities Act 1976. Damages. The limitation period. Cases. Strict liability. EPILOGUE: Epilogue. Appendices. Index.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA36985145
• ISBN:
  • 0406902836
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: London
• ページ数/冊数: lviii, 571 p.
• 大きさ: 25 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : KD2960.M55
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Physicians -- Malpractice -- Great Britain
  • LCSH : Medical personnel -- Malpractice -- Great Britain
  • LCSH : Actions and defenses -- Great Britain