title: Private hospitals and medical ethics.
abstract: The majority of hospitals in the United Kingdom are public authority hospitals administered according to the National Health Service Act 1977. However, there exist throughout the country a variety of independent hospitals run either as charities or for commercial gain. Elizabeth Macdonald examines the private hospitals' duty of care and the ethical basis from which it stems. She suggests mechanisms to monitor and support ethical standards in private hospitals.
authors: Guy's Hospital.
authors: E A
authors: EA
authors: Macdonald
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D016304:Hospitals, Private / Q000592:standards*; D008504:Medical Staff Privileges / Q000592:standards; D011367:Professional Staff Committees