Abstract
The book contains extensively researched information on the professional and practice obligations of healthcare practitioners when providing health services. Critical examination of the law and ethics is presented on a wide array of health law matters, relevant to individual as well as population health. Detailed discussion of the law illustrates that much of health law regulation falls to the states and territories and differs across the country in a variety of ways. The Commonwealth’s integral role in relation to healthcare law and policy is also detailed. In addition, examination of the role of ethics, professional codes of practice, and guidelines, is integrated into the book to provide health practitioners with a robust understanding of the regulatory environment within which they work. Practical guidance is also provided to demonstrate a process for reasoned decision making when faced with challenging healthcare issues. Such a process exemplifies how health practitioners may move beyond intuitive responses to such issues to consider the ethical and legal dimensions of a problem, options for resolution, and the justification for the decision made.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Chatswood, N.S.W. |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Number of pages | 260 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780729543033 |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- medical personnel
- law
- ethics