General Practice and Ethics - Brossura

Frith, Lucy; Dowrick, Christopher

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0415164990 ISBN 13: 9780415164993

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1999

Riassunto

Explores the ethical issues faced by GPs in their everyday practice, addressing two central themes; the uncertainty of outcomes and effectiveness in general practice and the changing pattern of general practitioners' responsibilities.

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Product Description:

The reorganization of general practice and the NHS mean that GPs now face many new and distinctive ethical dilemmas in their practice. With pressure on resources and an increasing concern to evaluate the outcomes of health care, GPs have additional responsibilities that could conflict with the primary objective of caring for the individual patient. This work explores the ethical issues that are encountered by GPs in their everyday practice, addressing two central themes: the uncertainty of outcomes and effectiveness in general practice; and the changing pattern of general practitioners' responsibilities. Among the topics examined are: the ethical implications of the use of evidence-based medicine in general practice; consent, autonomy and confidentiality in general practice; the history of patient-centredness; and research ethics in general practice.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0415164990
• ISBN 13: 9780415164993
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 212