Contents

pp.：  7 – 15

List of statues and regulations

pp.：  15 – 19

Directives and conventions

pp.：  19 – 21

List of cases

pp.：  21 – 25

Where to find legal references online

pp.：  25 – 27

Medical Ethics Committee

pp.：  27 – 29

Acknowledgements

pp.：  29 – 31

Preface to the third edition

pp.：  31 – 33

Bridging the gap between theory and practice: the BMA’s approach to medical ethics

pp.：  33 – 53

1 The doctor–patient relationship

pp.：  53 – 91

2 Consent, choice and refusal: adults with capacity

pp.：  91 – 125

3 Treating adults who lack capacity

pp.：  125 – 177

4 Children and young people

pp.：  177 – 215

5 Confidentiality

pp.：  215 – 261

6 Health records

pp.：  261 – 299

7 Contraception, abortion and birth

pp.：  299 – 343

8 Assisted reproduction

pp.：  343 – 397

9 Genetics

pp.：  397 – 447

10 Caring for patients at the end of life

pp.：  447 – 495

11 Euthanasia and physician assisted suicide

pp.：  495 – 521

12 Responsibilities after a patient’s death

pp.：  521 – 565

13 Prescribing and administering medication

pp.：  565 – 615

14 Research and innovative treatment

pp.：  615 – 661

15 Emergency situations

pp.：  661 – 681

16 Doctors with dual obligations

pp.：  681 – 721

17 Providing treatment and care in detention settings

pp.：  721 – 771

18 Education and training

pp.：  771 – 803

19 Teamwork, shared care, referral and delegation

pp.：  803 – 831

20 Public health dimensions of medical practice

pp.：  831 – 887

21 Reducing risk, clinical error and poor performance

pp.：  887 – 919

Appendix a The Hippocratic Oath

pp.：  919 – 921

Appendix b Declaration of Geneva

pp.：  921 – 923

Appendix c Declaration of a new doctor, as devised by Imperial College School of Medicine graduating year of 2001

pp.：  923 – 925

Index

pp.：  925 – 957