Dr Marc Cornock
Professional biography
Marc Cornock is an academic lawyer and Senior Lecturer in Healthcare Law in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, The Open University.
Before joining the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the Open University, Marc was Senior Lecturer in the Open University Law School and prior to that was Principal Lecturer and Academic Lead for law in health care in The Faculty of Health and Social Work at the University of Plymouth.
During a professional career within health care, Marc undertook a master’s degree in medical law and a PhD at Cardiff University Law School and studied undergraduate law at The Open University.
Marc’s teaching interests lie in both general law and in health law. Marc has lectured on legal aspects of health care to various professional groups. His research focuses on the interface between the law and health care practice; he has written extensively on this for professional and academic audiences and is the author of several books on various aspects of health care law for students, practitioners and patients: including Key Questions in Healthcare Law and Ethics (Sage).
Research groups
| Name | Type | Parent Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Children and Young People Research Group | Group | Faculty of Health and Social Care |
| Socially Responsible Management and Regulation Theme | Theme | The Faculty of Business and Law |
Externally funded projects
Validation & evaluation of a decision-making tool for assessing behaviours and incidents involving nurses on social media
| Role | Start date | End date | Funding source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-investigator | 01 Feb 2018 | 31 Mar 2019 | Burdett Trust Burdett Trust for Nursing |
PRISM: Professional Regulation In Social Media. AIM: Validate the A2A decision making tool to assist nurses, managers, academics and professional organisations to make consistent decisions about nursing related incidents and reported behaviours on social media. This will also serve to raise awareness of e-professionalism and manage risk. OBJECTIVES: I. Assess & validate the consistency of the decision-making tool through responses from nurses, nursing students and the public on a series of vignettes II. Evaluate the consistency and usability of the tool through qualitative and quantitative feedback III. Make recommendations for consistent assessment of professional and unprofessional behaviours on social media IV. Disseminate the tool to stakeholders through a range of methods | |||
Publications
Journal articles
Does my patient lack competence? (2024)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times(44) (pp. 14-19)
Treating patients who lack competence (2024)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times(44) (pp. 21-25)
Research ethics, consent and publication (2023-07-18)
Cornock, Marc and Rees, Margaret
Heliyon, 9, Article e18419(8)
Rights, ethics and law: an introduction (2023-07)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times(43) (pp. 27-33)
Researchers, authors and consent (2022-10)
Cornock, Marc
Case reports in women's health, 36, Article e00449
Consent – the legal evidence base (2022)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times(41) (pp. 29-41)
Case reports and ethics: Focus on consent, privacy and authorship (2021-10)
Cornock, Marc
Case Reports in Women's Health, 32, Article e00358
[Book Review] David Gomez, The Regulation of Healthcare Professionals: Law, Principle and Process (2021)
Cornock, Marc
Medical Law Review, 29(1) (pp. 198-202)
A summary of law and ethics for the new health care practitioner (2020-08)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times, 36 (pp. 30-37)
To indemnify or not: professional indemnity arrangements (2020-08)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times, 38 (pp. 6-11)
Indemnity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Professional indemnity arrangements for returnees and volunteers (2020-08)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times, 38 (pp. 12-14)
Organ donation in the United Kingdom (2020)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times
Revisiting informed consent (2020)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times, 38 (pp. 29-42)
Record keeping and documentation: a legal perspective (2019)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times(35) (pp. 34-38)
Exploring public perspectives of e-professionalism in nursing (2019)
Ryan, Gemma; Jackson, Jessica and Cornock, Marc
Nursing Management, 26(6)
Editorial: How the writers of case reports need to consider and address consent and GDPR (2018-07)
Cornock, Marc
Case Reports in Women's Health, 19, Article e00060
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and implications for research. (2018-05-01)
Cornock, Marc
Maturitas, 111, Article PA1-A2
A review of medical law and regulation over the last decade (or so): significant legal events that are still affecting health care practices and practitioners (2018-02)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times(33) (pp. 28-31)
Advancing professional health care practice and the issue of accountability (2017-10)
Cornock, Marc
EWMA Journal, 18(2) (pp. 15-19)
Clinical negligence (2017-06)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times(32) (pp. 10-13)
Revalidation and you (2016-12)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times(31) (pp. 8-10)
Advancing practice (2016-04)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times(29) (pp. 11-12)
A brief guide to reviewing research articles (2015-12)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times(28) (pp. 21-22)
The child and consent (2015-07)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times(27) (pp. 13-15)
Refusing, or being unable, to provide consent (2015-04)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times(26) (pp. 9-10)
Writing for publication (2015-01)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times(25) (pp. 9-10)
Informed consent (2015-01)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times(25) (pp. 18-20)
Duty of care (2014-12)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times(24) (pp. 14-16)
Legal principles of responsibility and accountability in professional healthcare (2014-03)
Cornock, Marc
Orthopaedic & Trauma Times(23) (pp. 16-18)
Children's bodies: the battleground for their rights? (2013-04)
Montgomery, Heather and Cornock, Marc
Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education, 9(1) (pp. 19-34)
Not another missed opportunity: regulation of health care professionals (2012-08)
Cornock, Marc
Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education, 8(1) (pp. 1-8)
What to do when an employer acts unfairly (2012-05-29)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Standard, 26(38) (pp. 63-63)
Clinical competency in children’s nursing: a legal commentary (2011-12)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Children and Young People, 23(10) (pp. 18-19)
Parental rights and responsibilities in law (2011-11)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Children and Young People, 23(9) (pp. 23-24)
Whistleblowing: a legal commentary (2011-10)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Children and Young People, 23(8) (pp. 21-21)
Editorial: The tenth anniversary issue (2011-10)
Cornock, Marc
Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education, 8(1) (pp. 1-4)
Confidentiality: the legal issues (2011-09)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Children and Young People, 23(7) (pp. 18-19)
In the line of duty (2011-07-06)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Standard, 25(44) (pp. 63-63)
Professional indemnity and its importance: a legal overview (2011-07)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Children and Young People, 23(6) (pp. 25-26)
Accepting or refusing gifts: a legal commentary (2011-06)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing children and young people, 23(5) (pp. 21-22)
Liability and collaborative working (2011-05)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing children and young people, 23(4) (pp. 20-21)
Age-old question (2011-05)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Management, 18(2) (p 9)
Legal definitions of responsibility, accountability and liability (2011-04)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing children and young people, 23(3) (pp. 25-26)
Saying sorry: the legal implications (2011-03)
Cornock, Marc
Paediatric Nursing, 23(2) (pp. 22-23)
A legal commentary on negligence (2011-02)
Cornock, Marc
Paediatric Nursing, 23(1) (pp. 21-22)
Children’s rights in and out of the womb (2011)
Cornock, Marc and Montgomery, Heather
The International Journal of Children's Rights, 9(1) (pp. 3-19)
A glance back and a brief look forward (2010-10)
Cornock, Marc
Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education, 7(2) (pp. 87-90)
Learn your rights about dismissal (2010-09-29)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Standard, 25(4) (p 63)
Working to bring up baby (2010-03-31)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Standard, 24(30) (p 72)
Hannah Jones, consent and the child in action: a legal commentary (2010-03)
Cornock, Marc
Paediatric Nursing, 22(2) (pp. 14-20)
A contentious area (2010-02-24)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Standard, 24(25) (p 64)
Nursing a grievance (2009-11-25)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Standard, 24(12) (p 64)
Staying calm in the face of adversity (2009-10-28)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Standard, 24(8) (p 64)
Information sharing in e-government initiatives: Freedom of Information and Data Protection issues concerning local government (2009-09-18)
Batista, Luciano and Cornock, Marc
Journal of Information, Law & Technology(2)
Keeping confidence (2009-07-08)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Standard, 23(27) (p 64)
Burden of blowing the whistle is lightened (2009-03-11)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Standard, 23(27) (pp. 64-64)
Rights of the child (2009-01-21)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Standard, 23(20) (p 28)
Aim for higher ground (2008-08)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Standard, 22(48) (pp. 64-64)
Chastising a child - the legal position (2008-06)
Cornock, Marc
Paediatric Nursing, 20(5) (pp. 30-33)
Debunking a myth (2008-05)
Cornock, Marc
Technic, 4(10) (pp. 15-17)
Caught on camera (2008)
Cornock, Marc and Nichols, Andrew
Nursing Standard, 23(5) (p 64)
Where the buck stops (2008)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Standard, 23(15-17) (p 64)
The legal status of the term 'next of kin' (2008)
James, Emma and Cornock, Marc A.
Nursing Standard, 22(44) (pp. 45-48)
Circumcision in young boys: A legal commentary (2007-10-07)
Cornock, Marc
Journal of Children's and Young People's Nursing, 1(7) (pp. 348-349)
Fraser guidelines or Gillick competence? (2007-07-02)
Cornock, Marc
Journal of Children's and Young People's Nursing, 1(3) (pp. 142-142)
Parental responsibility: A legal perspective (2007-07-01)
Cornock, Marc
Journal of Children's and Young People's Nursing, 1(4) (p 194)
Euthanasia: the situation in Ireland (2007-02)
Cornock, Marc
Medical Law Monitor, 14(2) (pp. 1-2)
Professional updating and guidance on children and young persons (2007)
Cornock, Marc A.
Journal of Children's and Young People's Nursing, 1(8) (pp. 400-401)
Decision-making in palliative care: the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (2007)
Mann, Theresa and Cornock, Marc A.
International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 13(8) (pp. 402-407)
The Healthcare Commission tackles hygiene in hospital (2007)
Cornock, Marc
Medical Law Monitor, 14(7) (pp. 6-7)
Professional regulation (2006-10-10)
Cornock, Marc
Medical Law Monitor, 13(10) (pp. 5-8)
Rights of the child (2004)
Cornock, Marc and Harrison, Nicola
Nursing Standard, 18(42) (p 24)
Application of the doctrine of double effect in end stage disease (2003-06)
Jolly, Maggie and Cornock, Marc
International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 9(6) (pp. 240-244)
A future for critical care education (2002-07-10)
Cornock, M. and Goodman, B.
Nursing Standard, 16(43) (pp. 42-44)
Right to decide (2002-04-24)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Standard, 16(32) (p 20)
Legal aspects of decision-making in critical care (2002)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing in Critical Care, 7(5) (pp. 235-240)
A new approach to critical care education (2001-10)
Cornock, Marc A.
Nurse Education Today, 21(7) (pp. 569-578)
Stress and the intensive care patient: perceptions of patients and nurses (1998)
Cornock, Marc A.
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 27(3) (pp. 518-527)
Guillain-Barré syndrome: biological basis, treatment and care (1997-02)
McMahon-Parkes, K. and Cornock, M. A.
Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 13(1) (pp. 42-48)
Making sense of central venous catheters (1996-12-04)
Cornock, M.
Nursing Times, 92(49) (pp. 30-31)
Making sense of central venous pressure (1996-10-02)
Cornock, M.
Nursing Times, 92(40) (pp. 38-39)
Cardiac distress: how nurses can intervene with patients with psychological problems, focusing on the case of a patient displaying stress-related non-compliance (1996-05-08)
Cornock, Marc
Nursing Times and Nursing Mirror, 92(19) (pp. 44-46)
Making sense of arterial blood gases and their interpretation (1996-02-07)
Cornock, M. A.
Nursing Times, 92(6) (pp. 30-31)
Psychological approaches to cardiac pain (1996)
Cornock, M. A.
Nursing Standard, 11(11) (pp. 34-38)
Authored books
Records and record-keeping: a pocket guide for nursing and healthcare (2024)
Cornock, Marc
ISBN : 978-1914962202 | Publisher : Lantern Publishing Ltd | Published : Banbury, UK
A Straightforward Guide to Negligence in Healthcare: A simple guide for Patients, Carers and Practitioners (2024)
Cornock, Marc and Nichols, Andy
ISBN : 978-1802363166 | Publisher : Straightforward Publishing | Published : London, UK
Confidentiality: a pocket guide for nursing and health care (2023-10-30)
Cornock, Marc
pocket guides for nursing and health care
ISBN : 9781914962127 | Publisher : Lantern Publishing Ltd | Published : London
A Straightforward Guide to Healthcare Rights and Law for Patients, Carers and Practitioners (2023-05-25)
Cornock, Marc and Giddings, Lindsay
ISBN : 978-1- 80236-149-0 | Publisher : Straightforward Publishing | Published : UK
Consent: A Pocket Guide for Nursing and Health Care (2023-04-27)
Cornock, Marc
ISBN : 978-1914962066 | Publisher : Lantern Publishing Ltd | Published : London
Accountability and Professionalism in Nursing and Healthcare (2023-04)
Cornock, Marc
ISBN : 9781529775990 | Publisher : SAGE Publications Ltd | Published : London
Key Questions in Healthcare Law and Ethics (2021-05)
Cornock, Marc
ISBN : 978-1526463449 | Publisher : Sage | Published : London
Book chapters
Law and policy for children and young people’s nursing (2023-12)
Cornock, Marc
In: Price, J; McAlinden, O and Veal, Z eds. Essentials of Nursing Children and Young People 2nd edition (pp. 121-134)
ISBN : 978-1-5297-6733-9 | Publisher : Sage | Published : London
Law and policy for children and young people’s nursing (2017-12)
Cornock, Marc and McAlinden, Orla
In: Price, Jayne and McAlinden, Orla eds. Essentials of Nursing Children and Young People (pp. 119-132)
ISBN : 978-1-4739-6485 -3 | Publisher : Sage | Published : London
Children’s rights since Margaret Thatcher (2014)
Cornock, Marc and Montgomery, Heather
In: Wagg, Stephen and Pilcher, Jane eds. Thatcher’s Grandchildren (pp. 160-178)
ISBN : 978-1-137-28154-8 | Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan | Published : Basingstoke
Ethical and legal considerations of community nursing (2001)
Cornock, Marc
In: Hyde, Val ed. Community Nursing and Health Care: Insights and innovations (pp. 188-205)
ISBN : 9780340760116 | Publisher : Hodder Arnold | Published : London, UK
Conference items
Awareness into Action (A2A): a tool for making decisions about professionalism on social media (2018-05-01)
Ryan, Gemma S and Cornock, Marc
In : 2nd Digital Health and Wellbeing Conference (1-3 May 2018, Open University, Milton Keynes)
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