Human rights and patients' privacy in UK hospitals

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 234-246

  Woogara, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European Convention on Human Rights; Human Rights Act 1998; Litigation; National Health Service; Privacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ETHICS, NURSING; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LEGISLATION, NURSING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT RIGHTS;

EID: 5944222186     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096973301678777172     Document Type: Article

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