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A Practical Guide to Medicine and the Law

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. J. P. Jackson

    1. University of Nottingham, Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK
      Harlow Wood Orthopaedic Hospital, Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. The Writing of Reports and Related Problems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Medico-legal Consultation

      • J. P. Jackson
      Pages 3-10

    3. Medico-legal Reports

      • J. P. Jackson
      Pages 11-18

    4. Consent and Confidentiality

      • R. N. Palmer
      Pages 19-41

  3. The Most Contentious Problems in the High-Risk Specialties

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. Anaesthesia

      • A. R. Aitkenhead
      Pages 45-75

    3. General Surgery

      • N. Keddie
      Pages 77-94

    4. Dermatology

      • K. V. Sanderson
      Pages 95-114

    5. Ear, Nose and Throat

      • K. P. Gibbin
      Pages 115-135

    6. Neurology

      • R. B. Godwin-Austen
      Pages 137-155

    7. Neurosurgery

      • J. Punt
      Pages 157-162

    8. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

      • E. M. Symonds
      Pages 163-170

    9. Orthopaedics

      • J. P. Jackson
      Pages 171-188

    10. Litigant’s Backache

      • J. H. S. Scott
      Pages 189-197

    11. Paediatrics

      • D. Hull
      Pages 199-216

    12. Psychiatry

      • G. L. Harrison
      Pages 217-238

  4. Legal Advice for Doctors Involved with Medico-legal Problems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
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    2. The Solicitor’s Problems

      • G. C. Reed
      Pages 241-256

    3. Counsel’s Advice to the Medical Expert

      • R. Maxwell
      Pages 257-276
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Legal action involving doctors, either as defendants or expert witnesses, has greatly increased over the past decade and few can now remain aloof from this aspect of their profession. Written by doctors (including five Council Members of the Medical Defence Union of Great Britain) and lawyers, this practical guide offers clear and comprehensive advice to all concerned. Part I discusses how to write medical reports, especially when consent is required or confidential information is involved. Part II covers contentious issues in various clinical specialties which repeatedly arise in litigation; well-known examples are cases involving whiplash injuries or perinatal brain damage. In Part III lawyers discuss the medico-legal problems of the solicitor's role, court testimony and medical negligence. This book is a valuable reference to all members of the medical profession. Lawyers, officials and others outside the medical profession who come into contact with medical litigation but have limited medical knowledge will find much helpful information.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Nottingham, Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK

    J. P. Jackson

  • Harlow Wood Orthopaedic Hospital, Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK

    J. P. Jackson

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