Authors: Professor Pieter Carstens of the University of Pretoria and
Dr Debbie Pearmain - Head: Health Services and Legislation – BHF

This book is intended to offer an authoritative and substantive and integrative text with reference to an analysis and discussion of the Constitution and its interface with, and broad impact on, medical law and health care services in South Africa; The South African health care system; the regulation of the medical profession in South Africa; the legal basis of the doctor-patient relationship relating to the law of contract (in the public sector and the private sector); the doctor-patient relationship relating to the law of delict, specifically in context of health care delivery; professional medical negligence and vicarious liability (inclusive of the elements of evidentiary proof and causation); grounds of justification for medical interventions and other general defences in medical law; and the patient’s privacy and medical confidentiality. In addition, apart from the detailed analysis of the foundational principles of South African medical law in context of the Constitution, common law (inclusive of case law), statutory law and medical ethics, various annexures, in CD-Rom format, are included at the back of the book. These annexures contain important medico-legal information and serve to enhance the theoretical base of the book and to illustrate the application of medical law practice.

Should you wish to place an order please contact Rana Munthree from Lexis Nexus (Butterworths) on 011 245 6508. To comment please e-mail debbiep@bhfglobal.com.