A summary of law and ethics for the new health care practitioner

Cornock, Marc (2020). A summary of law and ethics for the new health care practitioner. Orthopaedic & Trauma Times, 36 pp. 30–37.

Abstract

This article deals with the legal and ethical principles that new health care practitioners need to consider in their clinical practice. It also acts as a reminder of these principles for those who have been practising for some time.
The article will outline the key areas in health law and ethics that all health care practitioners need to consider when undertaking their clinical practice. The principles that will be discussed centred on:
• consent
• confidentiality
• clinical competence
• record-keeping and documentation and,
• revalidation, not necessarily a legal or ethical issue but as something that all newly qualified or registered health care practitioners should consider

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