General Practice and Ethics
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 22. April 1999
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-415-16498-6 (ISBN)
Description
Explores the ethical issues faced 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.
Reviews / Votes
'This book is good value, well written and relevant to experienced practitioners. It can be dipped into or read cover to cover.' - Family PracticeMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Professional
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-16498-6 (9780415164986)
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Christopher Dowrick | Lucy Frith
General Practice and Ethics
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11/2012
1st Edition
Routledge
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General Practice and Ethics
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Persons
Christopher Dowrick is Professor of Primary Medical Care at the University of Liverpool and a general practitioner in North Liverpool.
Lucy Frith is Lecturer in Health Care Ethics at the University of Liverpool. She is the editor of Midwifery Ethics: A Multi-disciplinary approach (1996).
Lucy Frith is Lecturer in Health Care Ethics at the University of Liverpool. She is the editor of Midwifery Ethics: A Multi-disciplinary approach (1996).
Content
Introduction; Part 1 Themes; Chapter 1 Uncertainty and Responsibility, Christopher Dowrick; Chapter 2 Evidence-Based Medicine and General Practice, Lucy Frith; Chapter 3 Ethico-Legal Dilemmas within General Practice, Len Doyal; Chapter 4 The General Practitioner and Confidentiality, Jean McHale; Chapter 5 Patient-Centredness, Carl May, Nicola Mead; Chapter 6 Ethics and Postmodernity, Sam Smith; Part 2 Topics; Chapter 7 The Ethics of Prescribing, Colin Bradley; Chapter 8 Depression in General Practice, Roger Higgs; Chapter 9 Advance Directives, Angus Dawson; Chapter 10 The Ethics of Research in General Practice, Roger Jones;