Person-centred Health Care

Balancing the Welfare of Clinicians and Patients

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, Ethics, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Social Work
Cover of the book Person-centred Health Care by Stephen Buetow, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Stephen Buetow ISBN: 9781317591535
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: June 10, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Stephen Buetow
ISBN: 9781317591535
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: June 10, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Person-centred health care is increasingly endorsed as a key element of high-quality care, yet, in practice, it often means patient-centred health care. This book scrutinizes the principle of primacy of patient welfare, which, although deeply embedded in health professionalism, is long overdue for critical analysis and debate. It appears incontestable because patients have greater immediate health needs than clinicians and the patient-clinician encounter is often recognized as a moral enterprise as well as a service contract. However, Buetow argues that the implication that clinician welfare is secondary can harm clinicians, patients and health system performance.

Revaluing participants in health care as moral equals, this book advocates an ethic of virtue to respect the clinician as a whole person whose self-care and care from patients can benefit both parties, because their moral interests intertwine and warrant equal consideration. It then considers how to move from values including moral equality in health care to practice for people in their particular situations. Developing a genuinely inclusive concept of person-centred care – accepting clinicians as moral equals – it also facilitates the coalescence of patient-centred care and evidence-based health care.

This reflective and provocative work develops a constructive alternative to the taken-for-granted principle of primacy of patient welfare. It is of interest to students and academics in the health and caring sciences, philosophy, ethics, medical humanities and health management.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Person-centred health care is increasingly endorsed as a key element of high-quality care, yet, in practice, it often means patient-centred health care. This book scrutinizes the principle of primacy of patient welfare, which, although deeply embedded in health professionalism, is long overdue for critical analysis and debate. It appears incontestable because patients have greater immediate health needs than clinicians and the patient-clinician encounter is often recognized as a moral enterprise as well as a service contract. However, Buetow argues that the implication that clinician welfare is secondary can harm clinicians, patients and health system performance.

Revaluing participants in health care as moral equals, this book advocates an ethic of virtue to respect the clinician as a whole person whose self-care and care from patients can benefit both parties, because their moral interests intertwine and warrant equal consideration. It then considers how to move from values including moral equality in health care to practice for people in their particular situations. Developing a genuinely inclusive concept of person-centred care – accepting clinicians as moral equals – it also facilitates the coalescence of patient-centred care and evidence-based health care.

This reflective and provocative work develops a constructive alternative to the taken-for-granted principle of primacy of patient welfare. It is of interest to students and academics in the health and caring sciences, philosophy, ethics, medical humanities and health management.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book A History of the Holocaust by Stephen Buetow
Cover of the book An Anthropological Economy of Debt by Stephen Buetow
Cover of the book Georgia from National Awakening to Rose Revolution by Stephen Buetow
Cover of the book Tony Hunt's Structures Notebook by Stephen Buetow
Cover of the book Routledge Revivals: The Commerce of Nations (1923) by Stephen Buetow
Cover of the book Agricultural Growth, Productivity and Regional Change in India by Stephen Buetow
Cover of the book Routledge Handbook of African Literature by Stephen Buetow
Cover of the book Giving Blood by Stephen Buetow
Cover of the book You Have a Point There by Stephen Buetow
Cover of the book Love (and Hate) With the Proper Stranger: Affective Honesty and Enactment by Stephen Buetow
Cover of the book Asylum Seekers and the State by Stephen Buetow
Cover of the book East Asia 2000 and Beyond by Stephen Buetow
Cover of the book The Hollywood TV Producer by Stephen Buetow
Cover of the book Destiny Obscure by Stephen Buetow
Cover of the book Social Networks, Terrorism and Counter-terrorism by Stephen Buetow
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy