me of the most critical areas of women's health and applied ethics today.3f:[] 40:[] 41:[] 43:{"id":55013,"name":"Medical laws and legislation","dateAdded":"2025-08-13","reviewed":false} 42:["$43"] 45:{"id":22093,"name":"Medical Ethics","dateAdded":"2025-04-11","reviewed":false} 44:["$45"] 46:[] 4b:T730,This book, written by the leading practitioners and academics in the field, is rapidly becoming recognized as the authoritative first point of reference for all medical law practitioners. Replete with references to primary sources and the secondary literature, this major undertaking provides
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The book has been designed with the needs of the practitioner in mind while retaining a depth of analysis that will also find favour with an academic audience. The internal layout of the book has been specifically designed for ease of access, and it will be kept thoroughly up-to-date by way of
annual cumulative supplements compiled by the General Editors.

The supplement brings the main work fully up to date to September 2000 and is included in the purchase price. Contents of the Third Supplement include, on the legislative front: the Health Act 1999 introducing a range of significant changes to the structure of the NHS, in particular, the
introduction of primary care services and 'clinical governance' arrangements in the NHS; and the Data Protection Act 1998 which came into force on 1 March 2000, introducing a new scheme for regulating the processing of, and access to, data including health information.

Important judicial decisions include the House of Lords' decision in McFarlane v Tayside Health Board which has radically restricted 'wrongful conception' claims. There have been important decisions on the duty of confidentiality (ex p Source Informatics Ltd), the GMC's procedures for disciplining
doctors (ex p Toth) and a trio of Court of Appeal decisions ex