14 Ethics and law in surgical practice
ADUL TS PEOPLE 18 AND ABOVE
ADUL TS: PEOPLE 18 AND ABOVE Capacity in adults is presumed, but this may be challenged on the ba...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE In England and Wales, a person is a child until their 18th birthday; ol...
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION Surgeons have combined duties to their patients: to protect life and health and to res...
CONFIDENTIALITY BALANCED AGAINST THE RISK OF SERIO
CONFIDENTIALITY BALANCED AGAINST THE RISK OF SERIOUS CONFIDENTIALITY BALANCED AGAINST THE RISK ...
CONFIDENTIALITY BALANCED AGAINST THE RISK OF SERIOUS
CONFIDENTIALITY BALANCED AGAINST THE RISK OF SERIOUS
DECISIONS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF INCAPACITATED P
DECISIONS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF INCAPACITATED PATIENTS We are all well aware that adults with ...
DECISIONS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF INCAPACITATED PATIENTS
DECISIONS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF INCAPACITATED PATIENTS We are all well aware that adults with ...
DISCLOSURE PRIOR TO CONSENT
DISCLOSURE PRIOR TO CONSENT In surgical practice, respect for autonomy translates into the clinic...
DO NOT ATTEMPT RESUSCITATION
DO NOT ATTEMPT RESUSCITATION? Furthermore, the decision to discontinue life-sustaining treat ment...
DOCTRINE OF DOUBLE EFFECT
DOCTRINE OF DOUBLE EFFECT Surgeons could find themselves involved in the palliative care of patie...
DUTY OF CANDOUR
DUTY OF CANDOUR Equal consideration should be given to disclosure of informa tion that was gener...
FURTHER PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF CLINICAL LAW IN
FURTHER PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF CLINICAL LAW IN FURTHER PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF CLINICAL LA...
HARM
HARM Respect for autonomy does not entail only the right of capac - itous patients to consent to...
INCAPACITY
INCAPACITY Absence of capacity in adults does not vitiate the requirement, where possible, to ta...
Introduction
INTRODUCTION This chapter incorporates references to English common and statute law . Nevertheles...
Learning objectives
Learning objectives To understand: The importance of autonomy in good surgical practice • The nec...
REFERENCES
REFERENCES 1 Kings College Hospital v C & V [2015] EWCOP 80 2 Montgomery (Appellant) v Lanarkshir...
RESEARCH
RESEARCH As part of their duty to protect life and health to an acceptable professional standard...
RESPECT FOR AUTONOMY
RESPECT FOR AUTONOMY Surgeons have a duty of care towards their patients that goes beyond merely...
SHARING INFORMATION WITH THE POLICE
SHARING INFORMATION WITH THE POLICE It is not uncommon to receive a request from the police for p...
STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE
STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE To optimise success in protecting life and health to an accept - able sta...
SURGICAL PRACTICE
SURGICAL PRACTICE Thus far, the moral and legal reasons why the duty of surgeons to respect the ...
THE ROLE OF THE COURT
THE ROLE OF THE COURT The question has arisen regarding the circumstances in England in which cli...
TRANSPLANTATION
TRANSPLANTATION The law and ethics of organ transplantation require more space than this chapter...