COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; 1 HEALTH CARE: WHY SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT VALUES AND ETHICS?; 2 VALUES, HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE; 3 VALUES AND ETHICS IN HEALTH CARE: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES; 4 ETHICAL THINKING: OBLIGATIONS AND CONSEQUENCES; 5 ETHICAL THINKING: THE FOUR PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH CARE ETHICS; 6 ETHICS FROM THE 'OUTSIDE IN 'OR THE 'INSIDE OUT'? CODES OF CONDUCT AND 'VIRTUOUS LIVES'; 7 THE WELFARE OF THE INDIVIDUAL: HEALTH CARE, AUTONOMY AND INFORMED CONSENT; 8 THE WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC: JUSTICE, RESOURCES AND HEALTH POLICY.
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"This book encourages readers to reflect on the nature and values of health care practice through its challenging but accessible style. It will be a stimulating and thought-provoking read for anyone involved in day-to-day health care."--Professor Jane Wills, London South Bank University"[This book] offers frameworks and guidance that all health care workers will find stimulating and challenging and that all of them will benefit by considering."--Professor Linda Jones, Open UniversityWhy is thinking about values and ethics a crucial component of health care training and pr.
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