Culture, compassion and clinical neglect: Probity in the NHS after Mid Staffordshire

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 956-962

  Newdick, Christopher ^a   Danbury, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL STUDY; DEATH; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; HYGIENE; INDIVIDUALITY; MANAGER; NEGLECT; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONALISM; QUALITY OF NURSING CARE; RELATIVE; SPEECH; TRUST; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EMPATHY; ENGLAND; ETHICS; GERIATRICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEURISTICS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; LEADERSHIP; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALPRACTICE; MORALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARDS; WHISTLEBLOWING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; EMPATHY; ENGLAND; GERIATRICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEURISTICS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALPRACTICE; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STATE MEDICINE; WHISTLEBLOWING;

EID: 84880396425     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2012-101048     Document Type: Article

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