Respect, compassion and dignity: the foundations of ethical and professional caring.
Throughout 2011, and for much of this year, the national and professional press have been dominated by reports of failures in health and social care. Stories have focussed on the avoidable harm and disturbing cruelty suffered by individuals and the distress of distraught families seeking answers in the light of systemic organisational failure on an incredible scale (Francis 2010, CQC 2011a, CQC 2011b).
Bournemouth University. janehreid@googlemail.com
Jane
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D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000941:ethics*; D028723:Personhood; D011368:Professional-Family Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D014481:United States