The Good Doctor: What Patients Want

The Good Doctor: What Patients Want
ISBN-10
1775581861
ISBN-13
9781775581864
Series
The Good Doctor
Category
Medical
Pages
216
Language
English
Published
2012-10-01
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Author
Ron Paterson

Description

Drawing upon real accounts of negligence, incompetence, and distrust, this book seeks to identify the key competencies of a good doctor, the ways in which medical care fails, and the roadblocks to ensuring that every licensed doctor is capable. Arguing that it is possible to improve patient care—by lifting the veils of secrecy and better informing patients, by establishing more effective ways of checking doctors’ competence, and by ensuring that medical watchdogs protect the public—this discussion offers an expert’s perspective on health care.

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