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This course covers some core topics in Healthcare law including negligence and consent and explores critical issues relating to patients and healthcare by detailed examination of these core topics.  Seminars may vary from year to year but typically include coverage of clinical negligence, alternative redress/no-fault compensation, criminalisation - gross negligence manslaughter, general principles of consent, negligence in information disclosure, consent and children, and adults with incapacity.

There will be 10 x 2-hour seminars spread throughout semester 1.

Admission as a visiting law student.

Healthcare Law LAW4183

None.

1500 word essay. This essay is both formative and summative and is worth 20% of the final mark.

3000 word essay. This essay is summative and is worth 80% of the final mark.

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. Where, exceptionally, reassessment on Honours courses is required to satisfy professional/accreditation requirements, only the overall course grade achieved at the first attempt will contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

The principal aim of this course is to promote understanding of the law as it relates to the relationship between healthcare providers and healthcare recipients, and legal responses to some broader issues relating to patients and healthcare. Further aims are to develop students' analytical and critical skills by detailed examination of key areas of healthcare law; to develop students' ability constructively to criticise current law and practice and to suggest and evaluate possible reforms; and to foster critical understanding and evaluation of certain areas of controversy within healthcare law.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

- identify and demonstrate understanding of the current law in the UK and other jurisdictions, where relevant,

  as it relates to the subject matter of this course

- evaluate and constructively criticise the current law in this area

- propose, evaluate and constructively criticise possible reforms of the law

-understand and critically evaluate areas of controversy within the subject matter

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.