Legal Aspects of Nursing - Softcover

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BRIDGIT DIMOND MA (Oxon) LLB MPhil DSA, AHSM, Barrister-at-law is Emeritus Professor at the University of South Wales. She is an experienced health service manager and lecturer in health service law and management.  She is also the author of a number of books and articles on all aspects of professional accountability and patients’ rights.

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“This valuable text should be readily available to all nursing students and qualified nurses and in the libraries of all nursing schools and other institutions, such as the Royal College of Nursing. I hope that people in authority will highlight its existence and the real need for nurses to read it.”

From the foreword by Dr Peter Carter OBE, chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing

“Written by a well-respected and highly experienced subject expert, this text is accessible, accurate and informative. It is the one book on law for nurses/nursing that I recommend to my students because it is wide ranging, well organised and it cites case/statute law in such an interesting and readable manner.”

Dr Alan Armstrong, Senior Lecturer, UCLAN

Now in its seventh edition, Bridgit Dimond’s Legal Aspects of Nursing is the definitive guide to the essential law that nurses and healthcare professionals need to know. Written in an engaging style, the book shows the application of the law to everyday nursing situations showing the relevance and importance of legal considerations to nursing practice. The book covers the legal system and legal issues relating to medicine in general, before examining more specific areas, such as children and the elderly. Legal Aspects of Nursing is the ideal companion for introductory and specialist study and uses a number of features to help enhance understanding:

• Practical dilemma boxes present the law working within the context of realistic scenarios.
• Key case and statute boxes highlight the most-important case law and legislation to be aware of.
• Reflection questions and further exercises develop the ability to understand and apply the law.

The book has been thoroughly updated and examines key developments, including:

• The Francis inquiry into the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
• The implementation of: the Health and Social Care Act 2012; the Care Act 2014; the Children and Families Act 2014; and the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.
• Significant decisions of the Supreme Court on deprivation of liberty; assisted dying; letting die and the capacity to litigate.
• New organisations such as the Health Research Authority, and NHS Improving Quality.

BRIDGIT DIMOND MA (Oxon) LLB MPhil DSA, AHSM, Barrister-at-law is Emeritus Professor at the University of South Wales. She is an experienced health service manager and lecturer in health service law and management.  She is also the author of a number of books and articles on all aspects of professional accountability and patients’ rights.