title: Legal responsibility and accountability.
abstract: Shifting boundaries in healthcare roles have led to anxiety among some nurses about their legal responsibilities and accountabilities. This is partly because of a lack of education about legal principles that underpin healthcare delivery. This article explains the law in terms of standards of care, duty of care, vicarious liability and indemnity insurance.
authors.affiliation: RCN.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007882:Legislation, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom