Legal Aspects of Patient Confidentiality (British Journal of Nursing (BJN) Monograph)

All registered health professionals will find this book of value in their work, which involves the protection of the rights of the patient and working within the confines of the law. This book covers the different areas of confidentiality that might arise in the health arena, for instance: dealing with children; HIV/AIDS patients; the recipients and donors of transplants; and terminally ill patients. Issues of human fertilisation and embryology are included, as well as the problems posed by suicide and euthanasia and the notification of infectious diseases