Rethinking Healthcare Improvement: Philosophy and Ethics in Practice - Hardcover
Rethinking Healthcare Improvement: Philosophy and Ethics in Practice - Hardcover
Description
by Alan Cribb (Author), Polly Mitchell (Author), Vikki Entwistle (Author)
What is 'good' healthcare? Can we define and deliver it, or will we simply make things better for some people and worse for others?
Bringing together the fields of philosophy and healthcare, this open access book provides a much needed framework for understanding and navigating the conceptual and ethical issues at the heart of healthcare improvement. This accessible text reveals the contribution philosophy can make to the provision of quality healthcare, combining theory and practice with a wide range of case studies, such as urban poverty screening in US primary care and UK concerns to underpin anti-racist practice. Throughout, the authors advocate 'pragmatic pluralism', emphasizing compassion, social justice and practical wisdom alongside techniques, measures and outcomes. Across public policy, bioethics, healthcare management, social sciences and beyond, it is a must-read for students, scholars andpractitioners alike.
Author Biography
Alan Cribb is a Professor of Bioethics at King's College London, UK.
Polly Mitchell is a baker at e5 Bakehouse and was previously a Research Fellow at King's College London, UK.
Vikki Entwistle is a Professor in Health Services Research and Philosophy at University of Aberdeen, UK.
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