Values and Ethics

Alan Cribb (King's College London), Vikki Entwistle (University of Aberdeen), Polly Mitchell (King's College London)

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Cambridge University Press
23 May 2024

Medical research; Public health & preventive medicine; Health systems & services

Series: Elements of Improving Quality and Safety in Healthcare

Ethics involves examining values and identifying what is good, right, and justified – and why. Diverse values and ethical issues run through healthcare improvement, but they are not always recognised or given the attention they need. While much effort goes into understanding whether intervention X effectively leads to change Y, questions such as 'is X ethically acceptable?', 'does Y count as an improvement?', 'should Y be prioritised?', and 'if so, why?' are sometimes neglected. This Element demonstrates the ethical considerations and rich array of values that inevitably underpin both the goals of healthcare improvement (what aspects of quality or what kinds of good are pursued) and how improvement work is undertaken. It outlines an agenda for improvement ethics with the aim of helping those involved in healthcare improvement to reflect on and discuss ethical aspects of their work more explicitly and rigorously. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

By: Alan Cribb (King's College London), Vikki Entwistle (University of Aberdeen), Polly Mitchell (King's College London)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 90g
ISBN: 9781009325202
ISBN 10: 1009325205
Series: Elements of Improving Quality and Safety in Healthcare
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 23 May 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. Ethics and Healthcare Improvement; 3. Extending Explicit Thinking about Ethics in Healthcare Improvement; 4. The Practical Challenges of Bringing Ethical Analysis to Healthcare Improvement; 5. Conclusions; 6. Further Reading; Contributors; References.