1st Edition
Person-centred Health Care Balancing the Welfare of Clinicians and Patients
By Stephen Buetow
Copyright 2016
224 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
182 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
1. Introduction
Part 1: The Need for Change
2. Clinician Care of the Patient
3. Patient Self-care
4. Clinician Self-care
5. Patient Care of the Clinician
Part 2: Moving Forward
6. From Patient-Centred to Person-Centred Health Care
7. Person-centred Health Care: Values and Virtues
8. Implementing Person-Centred Health Care
Biography
Stephen Buetow is Associate Professor of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is also an Honorary Professor at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice and the European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare.
