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Ethics : Contemporary challenges in health and social care

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Leathard, Audrey (Autor), Goodinson-McLaren, Susan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder : NetLibrary, Incorporated [distributor] Jan. 2007
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; ETHICS; Contents; List of tables, figures and boxes; List of contributors; 1. Introduction; Summary; Ethics defined; Some significant policy features; The rise of ethics; Media coverage; Introduction to the topic areas; 2. Ethics and contemporary challenges in health and social care; Summary; What is 'ethics'?; Ethical theory and principles; Ethics and law; Applied and professional ethics; Ethical challenges in health and social care; Conclusions; 3. Ethical issues in health and social care research; Summary; Introduction; Historical context of research ethics
  • Ethical principles and theoriesAutonomy; Beneficence, non-maleficence; Justice; Vulnerable research participants; Impact and influence of research regulation; Research in the NHS; Non-NHS research; Social research; Ethics review of social care research; Complexity of ethical review; Conclusions and contemporary challenges for research; 4. Ethics: research governance for health and social care; Summary; Introduction; Legislation, regulations and standards; Research governance framework; Research and development; Research; Conclusions and contemporary challenges for governance issues
  • 5. Ethics and primary health careSummary; Introduction; Three moral approaches; Four ethical principles; Virtuous professional practice; Future ethical challenges; Conclusion; 6. Ethics and social care: political, organisational and interagency dimensions; Summary; Introduction; Professional values and ethical codes in social care and social work; Streams of values; Interagency context; Conclusions and contemporary challenges in ethics and social care; 7. Ethics and interprofessional care; Summary; Definitions; Beneficence; Confidentiality; Accountability; Collaborative governance
  • Partnership workingA new direction for community services; Conclusions and contemporary challenges; 8. Service users and ethics; Summary; Introduction; Clarifying the domain; Ethics and ethical principles; Ethical case for involving service users; Level of involvement; Individual interactions; Conclusions and contemporary challenges for service users; 9. Ethical and legal perspectives on human rights; Summary; Rights in health and social care; Rights: recognition and constraints; Human Rights Act (1998); Freedom of Information Act (2000, in force 2005)
  • Conclusions and contemporary challenges in relation to human rights10. Multidisciplinary team practice in law and ethics: an Australian perspective; Summary; Collaborative multidisciplinary teamwork; 'Captain of the ship'; Professional ethics and teamwork; Ethics and voice; Dialogue in ethics and teamwork; Conclusions; 11. Ethics and the management of health and social care; Summary; Introduction; Three outlooks; So where do we go from here?; Thinking ethically and working practically; Conclusions