Dimond Bridgit
University of Glamorgan.
Br J Nurs. 2006;15(3):156-7. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2006.15.3.20514.
In this new series of articles, the implications of legal issues in healthcare will be explored using scenarios to give examples of the topic in question. In this first article, based on palliative care, the use of advance decisions (living wills) is explored and the legal requirements are discussed.