General Practice and Ethics (Paperback)

The reorganization of general practice and the NHS mean that GPs now face many new and distinctive ethical dilemmas in their practice. With pressure on resources and an increasing concern to evaluate the outcomes of health care, GPs have additional responsibilities that could conflict with the primary objective of caring for the individual patient.
General Practice and Ethics explores the ethical issues that are encountered by GPs in their everyday practice, addressing two central themes; the uncertainty of outcomes and effectiveness in general practice and the changing pattern of general practitioners' responsibilities. Among the topics examined are:
* the ethical implications of the use of evidence-based medicine in general practice
* consent, autonomy and confidentiality in general practice
* the history of patient-centredness
* research ethics in general practice
General Practice and Ethics presents a topical and comprehensive analysis of the kinds of ethical dilemmas faced by GPs on a daily basis which will be useful to practitioners and students alike.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Professional Ethics
Release date:	April 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Christopher Dowrick • Lucy Frith
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-16499-3
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General practice Promotions
LSN:	0-415-16499-0
Barcode:	9780415164993

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