Law in optometric practice
By: Steve Taylor.
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
Subjects: Optometry -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Law in optometric practice-introduction; title: A brief introduction to the British legal system; title: The National Health Service; title: The National Health Service-terms of service; title: The National Health Service general ophthalmic services; title: Complaints and the National Health Service tribunals; title: The Opticians Act; title: The General Optical Council; title: The Optical Services Audit Committee and the General Optical Council; title: General Optical Council disciplinary procedures; title: Referral and case records; title: The law relating to the use of drugs; title: Professional ethics and disciplinary measures within the profession; title: Standards of vision; title: Industrial eye protection and the Consumer Protection Act 1987; title: The negligent professional; title: The need for insurance; title: The European Union and the European legislation affecting optometry; title: Computers in optometric practice and the Data Protection Act; title: Aspects of general law relating to optometric practice; title: Appendix 1: The National Health Service forms; title: Appendix 2: Optical bodies and associations; title: Index.