Providing a clear and concise overview of applied law and ethics to UK paramedic practice, this book brings together the essential principles from a range of perspectives.

Introduction /Georgette Eaton -- Professional regulation and accountability / Ceri Sudron -- An introduction to ethics / Georgette Eaton -- An overview of British law / Keiran Bellis -- Information governance : data protection and confidentiality / Keiran Bellis -- Legal and ethical considerations in the use of social media / Aidan Baron -- Consent / Vince Clark -- Clinical negligence / Edd Bartlett and Georgette Eaton -- Legislation related to mental health / Samantha McCabe-Hogan -- Assessing mental capacity / Edd Bartlett -- Legal and ethical principles in the treatment of children / Will Broughton and Georgettte Eaton -- Law and ethics in palliative medicine and end-of-life care / Tom Mallinson -- A note on uncontrolled donation after circulatory death / Edd Bartlett -- Overview of ethics and legislation surrounding medicines / Andy Collen -- Medical research / John Renshaw.