Legal aspects of physiotherapy
By: Bridgit C. Dimond.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 559
ISBN-13: 9781405176156
Subjects: Physical therapy -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain; Physical therapists -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The legal system; title: Registration and the role of the statutory bodies; title: Professional conduct proceedings; title: Education and the physiotherapist; title: Rights of clients; title: Consent and information giving; title: Confidentiality; title: Access to records and information; title: Negligence; title: Health and safety; title: Record keeping; title: Giving evidence in court; title: Handling complaints; title: Equipment and medicinal products; title: Transport issues; title: Employment and the statutory organisation of the NHS; title: Community care; title: The physiotherapist as a private practitioner; title: Care of those with physical disabilities, sports and road traffic injuries and neurological disorders; title: Care of the mentally ill; title: Care of those with learning disabilities; title: Care of babies, children, and young persons; title: Care of the elderly; title: Death and the dying; title: Teaching and research; title: Complementary medicine; title: The future.