Medical Law

Jo Samanta is Professor of Medical Law at Leicester De Montfort Law School where she researches in medical law and ethics and teaches the subject at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She has formerly held a range of senior nursing and midwifery positions and is a qualified doctor. Ash Samanta is a Consultant Rheumatologist at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and a part-time Lecturer at Leicester De Montfort Law School, where he teaches in medical law and ethics.

"This book provides an excellent introduction to the legal and regulatory framework of Medical Law today for students and health care practitioners alike." - Professor Jean McHale, Professor of Health Care Law, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, UK

• 1. The Scope and Nature of Medical Law2. The Contemporary Health Care Environment 3. Clinical Negligence4. Capacity and Consent to Medical Treatment5. The Beginning of Life 6. Children7. Clinical Research8. Human Tissue and Transplantation 9. Mental Health Law10. The End-of-Life 11. Future Challenges.