Safety and ethics in healthcare a guide to getting it right / Bill Runciman, Alan Merry, Merrilyn Walton.

Author/creator Runciman, Bill
Other author Merry, Alan.
Other author Walton, Merrilyn.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate,
Descriptionxxii, 334 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

Contents Setting the stage : an overview of healthcare -- Risk and the harm caused by healthcare -- Healthcare : a dysfunctional system -- Naming, blaming and shaming -- Human error and complex systems -- Knowing what to do -- Ethics, professional behaviour and regulation -- When things go wrong : looking after the people involved -- When things go wrong : preventing a recurrence -- Getting the best out of people -- Getting the best out of the system -- Where to now?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006031461
ISBN0754644359 (hbk. : alk. paper
ISBN9780754644354 (hbk. : alk. paper
ISBN0754644375 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780754644378 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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