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Two Ethics and contemporary challenges in health and social care
Abstract
This chapter explains ethical theories, principles, and issues of relevance in health and social care, including some recent trends in contemporary policy and practice with ethical implications. The first section separates ethics from morality. It examines the distinctions between normative and non-normative ethics, virtue ethics, ethics, and law. Examples of ethical challenges are identified, highlighting issues common to health and social care. Finally, the changing nature of professional roles and relationships, the role of protocols in relation to professional autonomy, lack of trust, changing social trends, potentially infinite demand for finite resources, increasing ethnic diversity, policy drivers towards quality and targets, and risk assessment and risk management are explored.
Abstract
This chapter explains ethical theories, principles, and issues of relevance in health and social care, including some recent trends in contemporary policy and practice with ethical implications. The first section separates ethics from morality. It examines the distinctions between normative and non-normative ethics, virtue ethics, ethics, and law. Examples of ethical challenges are identified, highlighting issues common to health and social care. Finally, the changing nature of professional roles and relationships, the role of protocols in relation to professional autonomy, lack of trust, changing social trends, potentially infinite demand for finite resources, increasing ethnic diversity, policy drivers towards quality and targets, and risk assessment and risk management are explored.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables, figures and boxes v
- List of contributors vi
- Introduction 1
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Ethics: Research and provision in health and social care
- Ethics and contemporary challenges in health and social care 19
- Ethical issues in health and social care research 35
- Ethics: research governance for health and social care 53
- Ethics and primary health care 69
- Ethics and social care: political, organisational and interagency dimensions 83
- Ethics and interprofessional care 97
- Service users and ethics 113
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Law, management and ethics in health and social care
- Ethical and legal perspectives on human rights 127
- Multidisciplinary team practice in law and ethics: an Australian perspective 143
- Ethics and the management of health and social care 157
- Ethics and the social responsibility of institutions regarding resource allocation in health and social care: a US perspective 169
- Ethics and charging for care 185
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Ethics: From the start of life to the end
- Ethical challenges and the new technologies of reproduction 201
- Ethics: caring for children and young people 213
- Ethical dilemmas in caring for people with complex disabilities 229
- Mental health: safe, sound and supportive? 243
- Ethics and older people 255
- Ethics and euthanasia 269
- Conclusion 283
- Index 301
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables, figures and boxes v
- List of contributors vi
- Introduction 1
-
Ethics: Research and provision in health and social care
- Ethics and contemporary challenges in health and social care 19
- Ethical issues in health and social care research 35
- Ethics: research governance for health and social care 53
- Ethics and primary health care 69
- Ethics and social care: political, organisational and interagency dimensions 83
- Ethics and interprofessional care 97
- Service users and ethics 113
-
Law, management and ethics in health and social care
- Ethical and legal perspectives on human rights 127
- Multidisciplinary team practice in law and ethics: an Australian perspective 143
- Ethics and the management of health and social care 157
- Ethics and the social responsibility of institutions regarding resource allocation in health and social care: a US perspective 169
- Ethics and charging for care 185
-
Ethics: From the start of life to the end
- Ethical challenges and the new technologies of reproduction 201
- Ethics: caring for children and young people 213
- Ethical dilemmas in caring for people with complex disabilities 229
- Mental health: safe, sound and supportive? 243
- Ethics and older people 255
- Ethics and euthanasia 269
- Conclusion 283
- Index 301
