Appendix 3 - Further reading

Data Protection Commissioner, Guidelines on Research in the Health Sector (2007)
Hospice Friendly Hospitals and National Council on Aging and Older People, End-of-Life Care for Older People in Acute and Long-Stay Care Settings in Ireland: A Joint Statement (2008)
ICGP and GPIT, Managing and Protecting the Privacy of Personal Health Information in Irish General Practice (2003)
The Law Reform Commission, Vulnerable Adults and the Law (2006)
Medical Council, A Guide to Ethical Conduct and Behaviour, sixth edition (2004)
Medical Council, Good Medical Practice in Seeking Informed Consent to Treatment (2008)

BMA, Advance Decisions and Proxy Decision-Making in Medical Treatment and Research (June 2007)
BMA, Consent Toolkit, fourth edition (2008)
British Medical Association, the Resuscitation Council (UK) and the Royal College of Nursing, Decisions Relating to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Joint Statement (October 2007)
Ministry of Justice, Mental Capacity Act 2005: Code of Practice (April 2007)
Department of Health, Good Practice in Consent Implementation Guide: Consent to Examination or Treatment (November 2001); Seeking Consent: Working with People with Learning Disabilities (November 2001); Seeking Consent: Working with Older People (November 2001); Reference Guide to Consent for Examination or Treatment (April 2001); Seeking Consent: Working with Children (January 2001); Seeking Consent: Working with People in Prison (July 2002)
General Medical Council, Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Prolonging Treatments: Good Practice in Decision-Making (2002).

English, Veronica, Assessment of Mental Capacity: Guidance for Doctors and Lawyers, second revised edition, (April 2004) BMJ Books
BMA Ethics Department, Medical Ethics Today: Its Practice and Philosophy (2003) BMJ.