Publisher's Synopsis
This workbook has been created to give the midwife an understanding of the legal system and those areas of the law that affect the practice of midwifery. It has been designed for midwives to work through themselves and contains practical tasks, activities and questions for midwives to complete to improve their knowledge of the law relating to the rights of the mother and child. Each section is concerned with a specific area of law and sections include: 1. The legal system 2. Professional accountability 3. Client centred care: consent to treatment and information giving 4. Records, confidentiality and access 5. Civil liability: negligence 6. Employment contracts 7. Health and safety law 8. Community midwifery and midwife managed units 9. The law relating to medication 10. Specific areas of law relating to midwifery The work book is to be used in conjunction with the Legal Aspects of Midwifery by Bridgit Diamond and each section of the workbook is linked to a specific chapter in the textbook. Readers who wish will be able to use the workbook as part of a modularised course.
