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E-book
Withholding and Withdrawing Life-prolonging Medical Treatment, 3rd EditionISBN: 978-1-4051-8146-4
E-book
144 pages
April 2008, BMJ Books
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- An authoritative book on one of the most fundamental and contentious issues for health care professionals
- Fully updated to include provisions of the Mental Capacity Act (April 2007); the latest policy on advance directives and the impact of the Human Rights Act on such decisions
- Provides guidance on the appointment of welfare attorneys to make health care decisions once capacity is lost
- Discusses recent cases, including Burke, baby MB, and Wyatt
- Written by medical ethics professionals in consultation with the appropriate medical and legal experts and in agreement with the General Medical Council's guidelines



