Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
This module will explore the way in which law, ethics, and policy interrelate in the area of health care practice. It builds on earlier understanding acquired in diverse areas of law, including Criminal and Tort law. The module will seek to develop analytical understanding of health care law and encourage critical perspectives on the substantive areas covered. The module is particularly attractive to those with an interest in the interaction between ethics and law and the governance of the medical profession.
Aims
To explore the interrelationship of law, ethics, and policy in a contested and rapidly expanding area of law.
Talis Aspire Reading ListAny reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/law-30088/lists
Intended Learning Outcomes
identify, critique, and contextualise the basic legal rules applying to health care law: 1devise and construct a critical analysis of the way in which the law seeks to govern the personal relationship between doctor and patient: 1identify and evaluate the need in the sector for a balance between the demands of the individual and of the state and how the law seeks to regulate that: 1explore and evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the field of health care law: 1
10 x 2 hour lecture/seminar sessions = 20 hoursseminar preparation = 54 hoursessay preparation/background reading = 76 hours
Description of Module Assessment
1: Essay weighted 100%Essay - 3,000 words