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This book helps medical students to understand the core aspects of law and ethics and shows how that knowledge is applied to achieve good medical practice. Activities and case studies are used to illustrate key principles and apply the law in the context of medicine in a simple and accessible way. Students are encouraged to reflect in order to develop their understanding of law and ethics. Reflecting the revised core curriculum for medical ethics and law, it also contains further reading and links to essential policy documents to encourage readers to continue to develop their understanding of law and ethics.

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Richard Griffith is the team leader for healthcare law in the School of Health Science at Swansea University where he has taught since 1992. He initially trained as a nurse before turning his attention to law and an academic career. He has a particular interest in applied law in healthcare practice and has published widely in a range of nursing journals. Cassam Tengnah is a lecturer in health law in the School of Health Science at Swansea University and teaches across a range of courses from undergraduate to postgraduate level. His early background is in nursing and health promotion and he has a particular interest in public health law. Chantal Patel is a lecturer in health law and ethics at the School of Health Science at Swansea University. Chantal has a wide and varied legal background and has a particular interest in diversity and the law. Chantal sits as a justice of the peace in Swansea.

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