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The NHS needs to change its approach to clinical audit and this book sets out the principles that should guide those changes. All NHS organisations are required to have a comprehensive programme of quality improvement activity that includes clinicians participating fully in audit. As a quality improvement tool audit can demonstrate that real efforts are being made by a dedicated hard-pressed staff to deliver high-quality professional care to all their patients. Clinical governance presents a new challenge - to take audit 'at its best' and incorporate it within organisation-wide approaches to quality. This book will help NHS organisations create the environment and use the methods to support best practice in clinical audit throughout the NHS. The book also includes a CD-ROM containing the full text with hyperlinks and a review of the evidence. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)179.7Philosophy and Psychology Ethics Other Ethical Topics Life - Dueling - SuicideLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |
Decisions made at or near the end of life are often difficult and have ethical implications. This book addresses the theoretical background as well as the more practical, clinical considerations as they relate to ethics through a case-based critical approach - perfect for daily clinical reference. Ethics and Palliative Care is an invaluable resource to practising clinicians, medical students studying law and ethics, and students in applied ethics and philosophy. It is perfect for those wanting to qualify as Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialists and all postgraduates in palliative care.
Review: "'Ethical thought is integral to all aspects of medicine and especially to the implementation of palliative treatments which so crucially impact on a patient's quality of life. Ethical teaching grounded in a clinical setting helps the healthcare professional define and understand his own moral context. A guide such as this text which clearly and understandably works through the steps used to create a framework is an essential part of supporting this understanding. People will learn in a variety of ways, but one of the most influential and relevant is by the use of example in circumstances which are recognisable and close to their own day-to-day experience.' Teresa Tate, in the Foreword"