title: There's more to care than tasks.
abstract: Task orientation is a phrase that is used to demonstrate how not to give care. It is the antithesis of person-centred treatment. I care for people with dementia, working on a ward that is often severely understaffed (sound familiar?) and sometimes I go home wondering how my team and I could have done anything other than be task orientated.
authors.affiliation: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.
authors.forename: Sheena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Dwyer