Values and ethics:

Ethics involves examining values and identifying what is good, right, and justified - and why. Diverse values and ethical issues run through healthcare improvement, but they are not always recognised or given the attention they need. While much effort goes into understanding whether intervention X e...

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Beteilige Person: Cribb, Alan
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Entwistle, Vikki, Mitchell, Polly
Format: E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2024
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge elements. Elements of improving quality and safety in healthcare
Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009325233
Zusammenfassung:Ethics involves examining values and identifying what is good, right, and justified - and why. Diverse values and ethical issues run through healthcare improvement, but they are not always recognised or given the attention they need. While much effort goes into understanding whether intervention X effectively leads to change Y, questions such as 'is X ethically acceptable?', 'does Y count as an improvement?', 'should Y be prioritised?', and 'if so, why?' are sometimes neglected. This Element demonstrates the ethical considerations and rich array of values that inevitably underpin both the goals of healthcare improvement (what aspects of quality or what kinds of good are pursued) and how improvement work is undertaken. It outlines an agenda for improvement ethics with the aim of helping those involved in healthcare improvement to reflect on and discuss ethical aspects of their work more explicitly and rigorously. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (34 Seiten)
ISBN:9781009325233
ISSN:2754-2912