Contents:

1.  This won't hurt:  understanding medical ethics and ethical theory

2.  The bread and butter of a doctor's ethical life:  informed consent and refusal of treatment

3.  Secrets of a healthy relationship:  the clinical relationship between doctor and patient

4.  Keeping secrets:  confidentiality and good clinical practice

5.  Lab rats and human guinea pigs:  medical research and innovative treatment

6.  Fetuses, aliens and violinists:  human reproduction

7.  The new genetics

8.  Children

9.  The sad, the mad and the bad:  mental disorders and disabilities

10.  Questions of life and death

11.  Survival and sanity:  vulnerabilities created by the duties of doctors and medical students

12.  Setting priorities:  resource allocation and rationing in healthcare

13.  Rights

14.  Passing medical ethics exams

15.  Conclusion

Appendix A - The core curriculum for medical ethics and law

Appendix B - How to get struck off

Appendix C - Useful terms and definitions

Appendix D - Useful contacts and resources

Our favourites - textbooks, websites, journals, books.

"Straightforward, legally aware and legally checked, reflective, often very funny, this is a book that any medical student and indeed many doctors will find very helpful"  Raanan Gillon, Emeritus Professor of Medical Ethics, Imperial College, London.

"Yet another medical ethics book has been published, but the difference this time is that I actually like it" Journal of Medical Ethics, September 2006.

"Certainly a book worth squeezing into those bulging white coat pockets"  Oxford Medical School Gazette, issue 55 (2)

"An eye-opener for the way I deliver my services as a doctor" R. A&E registrar.

"I wish I had  found this book the night before my ethics exams. It covered all the core topics from my ethics course in years 1 and 2. The issues were addressed with practicality  and humour, and I found the summary & reference sections particularly useful."  P.  University of  Birmingham (4th year medic)

"The book is very well written indeed, with some absorbing articles and entertaining case studies. The variety in the structure and layout is also excellent. In fact, I couldn't really think of anything I disliked about the book."  C. University of Oxford (final year medic)

"It was a real pleasure to read, especially for someone quite new to the principle of ethics as me.  I'm sure it will be of great use to me in the future."  C. medical school applicant

"Your book is the only one I used to revise for my ethics exam.  I got 85%.  Thank you very much!"  J.  St George's Medical School, London (3rd year medic).

Medical ethics and law are now a compulsory part of the medical curriculum in the UK.  They are also essential to the good practice of medicine.  This new textbook, supported by the Medical Protection Society, covers the entire curriculum with special chapters on surviving as a house officer and passing medical ethics exams.  It is aimed at medical students, doctors and anyone interested in the fascinating field of medical ethics. 

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