Review
A great reference book for anyone interested in health law in Australia. - Belinda Bennett, Director, Centre for Health Governance, Law and Ethics, University of Sydney, Australia This comprehensive text covers wide ranging issues involving medicine and law. ... The section of greatest interest to practicing opthalmologists and surgeons will be section 8, Litigation and Liability. ... It provides an excellent summary of the current medical negliegence law. ... This book is an excellent overall review of most of the issues in health law. It would be of interest to anyone with a particular interest in medico-legal matters. - Dr Michael Delaney, RANZCO News, September 2006 This scholarly text provides state-of-the-art discussion over a great range of health law. The subject matter is always fascinating and contemporary. Some chapters have excellent tabular summaries or appendices, particularly in relation to the differences between various jurisdictions, and there is a comprehensive bibliography and index. - Law Society Journal (New South Wales), Vol 45(5), June 2007 The book's 36 contributors include high profile legal and medical practitioners and widely published senior academics. ... their essays are analytic, informative, challenging and at times provocative. ... the book's emphasis tends to be on the legal aspects of health dilemmas. There are discussions on liability and medical negligence, inadequate provision of health services, the accountability of health practitioners for their conduct, ramifications of public health harms, civil claims etc. The legal minefield in health law is also very evident when discussing such issues as reproductive technology and aspects of the fast moving area of genetics. Nevertheless, that there is a strong moral and ethical side to health law is also evident, particularly in the sections dealing with human rights, and in discussions on both beginning and end-of-life issues. ... It is well written and well referenced and it is also amazingly easy to read, considering the overall complexity of the issues and the sheer size of the book. The wide range of topics discussed and the general organisation of the book makes it both interesting reading and a good reference. It would be valuable for both legal and medical practitioners, and also a useful resource for students of medicine, law and many other related subjects. - Australian Law Librarian Vol 15 No 3, 2007
