Legal aspects of care in the community

This text provides a readable, detailed and comprehensive account of the law in relation to community care. This book includes information on the new statutory framework and the different institutional and legal entities which have emerged as a consequence of the discharge of patients from instituti...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dimond, Bridgit
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Macmillan Education UK 1997, 1997
Edition:1st ed. 1997
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
LEADER 02590nmm a2200253 u 4500
001 EB001420290
003 EBX01000000000000000912294
005 00000000000000.0
007 cr|||||||||||||||||||||
008 170502 ||| eng
020 |a 9781349251612 
100 1 |a Dimond, Bridgit 
245 0 0 |a Legal aspects of care in the community  |h Elektronische Ressource  |c by Bridgit Dimond 
250 |a 1st ed. 1997 
260 |a London  |b Macmillan Education UK  |c 1997, 1997 
300 |a XIV, 672 p  |b online resource 
505 0 |a Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART A: CLIENTS Clients and Community Care Consent to Treatment Entry and Removal from Premises Confidentiality Access to Health Records -- PART B: PROFESSIONALS Professional Liability Special Situations Health and Safety 1 Health and Safety 2 Record Keeping and Reports Specific Professionals Community Nurses Community Psychiatric Nurses Midwives School and Occupational Health Nurses Specialist Nurses Health Visitors Practice Nurses Professions Supplementary to Medicine Pharmacists and Medicines Private Practitioners Social Workers Volunteers -- PART C: STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS Health Authorities and Trusts Family Health Service Authorities and Independent Practitioners GP Fundholding Practices Local Authorities -Voluntary and Other Agencies Enforcement Provisions -- PART D: ACCOMMODATION Duties of Local Authorities Registered Homes: Residential Homes Nursing Homes Tribunals and Complaints Housing Corporations and Associations Planning Provisions -- PART E: FINANCE Social Security Provisions Handling Clients Property -- Appendices -- Government, UKCC Circulars etc -- Addresses -- Glossary -- Bibliography 
653 |a Nursing 
653 |a Nursing 
041 0 7 |a eng  |2 ISO 639-2 
989 |b SBA  |a Springer Book Archives -2004 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25161-2?nosfx=y  |x Verlag  |3 Volltext 
082 0 |a 610.73 
520 |a This text provides a readable, detailed and comprehensive account of the law in relation to community care. This book includes information on the new statutory framework and the different institutional and legal entities which have emerged as a consequence of the discharge of patients from institutional care. Wherever possible, examples of actual situations will be used to illustrate the legal issues taken from the full range of community professionals and situations with carers and clients. This book is a must for all students of healthcare, social service and health professionals, and all managers working in the community