Bookproject manager, Veronica English ; head of medical ethics, Ann Sommerville ; written by Sophie Brannan [and others].
Contents:
The doctor-patient relationship
Consent, choice, and refusal : adults with capacity
Treating adults who lack capacity
Children and young people
Confidentiality
Health records
Contraception, abortion, and birth
Assisted reproduction
Genetics
Caring for patients at the end of life
Euthanasia and physician assisted suicide
Responsibilities after a patient's death
Prescribing and administering medication
Research and innovative treatment
Emergency situations
Doctors with dual obligations
Providing treatment and care in detention settings
Education and training
Teamwork, referral, delegation, and shared care
Public health dimensions of medical practice
Reducing risk, clinical error, and poor performance.