Book contents
- Merry and McCall Smith’s Errors, Medicine and the LawSecond Edition
- Cambridge Bioethics and Law
- Merry and McCall Smith’s Errors, Medicine and the Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Accidents
- 2 The Human Factor
- 3 Errors
- 4 Violations
- 5 Negligence, Recklessness and Blame
- 6 The Standard of Care
- 7 Assessing the Standard – The Role of the Expert Witness
- 8 Beyond Blame: Responding to the Needs of the Injured
- 9 The Place of the Criminal Law in Healthcare
- 10 Rethinking Accountability in Healthcare
- Conclusion
- Index
- Books in the series
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 May 2017
- Merry and McCall Smith’s Errors, Medicine and the LawSecond Edition
- Cambridge Bioethics and Law
- Merry and McCall Smith’s Errors, Medicine and the Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Accidents
- 2 The Human Factor
- 3 Errors
- 4 Violations
- 5 Negligence, Recklessness and Blame
- 6 The Standard of Care
- 7 Assessing the Standard – The Role of the Expert Witness
- 8 Beyond Blame: Responding to the Needs of the Injured
- 9 The Place of the Criminal Law in Healthcare
- 10 Rethinking Accountability in Healthcare
- Conclusion
- Index
- Books in the series
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017