TY - BOOK AU - Hurwitz, B TI - Clinical guidelines and the law: negligence, discretion and judgement SN - 1857750446 PY - 1998/// PB - Radcliffe Med KW - Clinical protocols KW - Evidence based practice KW - Delivery of health care KW - Legislation KW - Professional practice KW - Negligence KW - Clinical guidelines N1 - 1 - The nature and context of clinical guidance; 2 - The authority and validity of clinical guidelines; 3 - The legal status of clinical guidelines; 4 - Clinical guidelines and negligence case law; 5 - Guidelines, author liability and clinical discretion; 6 - Guidelines, clinical judgement and clinical freedom; APPENDIX 1 - Key legal cases cited; APPENDIX 2 - Selected further reading: legal significance of clinical guidelines ER -