Bridgit Dimond MA, LLB, DSA, AHSM, Barrister-at-Law is Emeritus Professor of the University of Glamorgan. She was formerly Assistant Director and Dean of the Faculty of Professional Studies at the University of Glamorgan. She is experienced as a health service manager, and as a lecturer in health service law and management. She is a non-executive director of Bro Taf Health Authority and of SHAW homes. She is well known for her writings on all aspects of the law relating to health care.
<p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">This book is intended for all the health professionals involved in the dispensing, administration, prescribing and supply of medication, whether in hospitals or in the community. It may also be of use to health service managers, patient groups and their representatives, lecturers and clinical supervisors. Each chapter uses a scenario to illustrate the relevant laws so that they can be explained in a clear, practical, jargon- free way. Among other topics, chapters cover:</span></p><ul style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 37px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The statutory provisions of Medicines Act and Misuse of Drugs Act</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Nurse prescribing and patient group directions</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The laws relating to consent and accountability</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Storage and destruction of medicines</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Complementary medicines.</span></li></ul><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The book does not aspire to be encyclopaedic; rather, it introduces readers to the basic principles that apply and the sources of law, so that they can add to their knowledge through further reading of books and websites. As a lucid and accessible synthesis of the UK's current legal framework for medicines, it is an essential and timely read for all those who work in health care.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 63); font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);"> </span></p>
