Medical Regulation, Fitness to Practice and Revalidation: A Critical Introduction

by John Martyn Chamberlain

Medical sociology has traditionally been focused on the governance of "troublesome" social groups, including the unwell, the deviant, and the criminally insane. But recently the discipline has also begun to explore how the state ensures the public is protected from acts of medical malpractice, negligence, and criminality. Against the background of a series of high-profile scandals--including the case of Dr. Harold Shipman, who murdered over two hundred...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447325443
• ISBN13: 9781447325444
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"