Legal aspects of care in the community

This text provides a readable, detailed and comprehensive account of the law in relation to community care. This book includes information on the new statutory framework and the different institutional and legal entities which have emerged as a consequence of the discharge of patients from institutional care. Wherever possible, examples of actual situations will be used to illustrate the legal issues taken from the full range of community professionals and situations with carers and clients. This book is a must for all students of healthcare, social service and health professionals, and all managers working in the community. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction....Pages 1-5 Front Matter....Pages 7-7 Clients and community care....Pages 9-29 Consent to treatment....Pages 30-60 Entry and removal from premises and compulsory detention....Pages 61-81 Confidentiality....Pages 82-91 Access to health records....Pages 92-105 Back Matter....Pages 106-107 Front Matter....Pages 109-109 General principles of accountability....Pages 112-128 Special situations....Pages 129-148 Health and safety: 1....Pages 149-174 Health and safety: 2....Pages 175-196 Record keeping and reports....Pages 197-204 Medicinal products in the community....Pages 205-215 Social workers: care managers and key workers....Pages 221-230 Community Nurses....Pages 231-240 Community psychiatric nurses....Pages 241-251 Specialist nurses....Pages 252-266 Health visitors....Pages 267-275 Practice nurses....Pages 276-286 Professions supplementary to medicine....Pages 287-295 Private practitioners....Pages 296-307 Back Matter....Pages 216-217 Front Matter....Pages 109-109 Volunteers....Pages 308-317 Carers....Pages 318-330 Back Matter....Pages 216-217 Front Matter....Pages 333-333 Health Authorities and Trusts....Pages 335-357 GP Fund-holding practices....Pages 358-377 Local authorities....Pages 378-410 The independent sector....Pages 411-424 Enforcement of statutory duties....Pages 425-456 Back Matter....Pages 457-458 Front Matter....Pages 459-459 Local authorities and the provision of accommodation....Pages 461-479 Registered homes 1: residential homes....Pages 480-494 Registered homes 2: nursing and mental nursing homes....Pages 495-513 Registered Homes 3: tribunals and complaints....Pages 514-523 Housing corporations and associations and planning concerns....Pages 524-539 Back Matter....Pages 540-541 Front Matter....Pages 543-543 Charges and income....Pages 545-563 The management of finances and handling client’s property....Pages 564-576 The future....Pages 579-581 Back Matter....Pages 577-577 Back Matter....Pages 582-658 This book provides a readable, detailed and comprehensive account of the law in relation to community care. It discusses the legal aspects of professional liability such as negligence and accountability and includes several case studies