ISBN: 9781847427458

Despite a policy focus on involving patients in health care and increasing patient autonomy, much covert coercion of patients takes place in everyday healthcare. This book, by a leading p… Meer...

Despite a policy focus on involving patients in health care and increasing patient autonomy, much covert coercion of patients takes place in everyday healthcare. This book, by a leading patient activist, examines for the first time how the patient movement, which works to improve the quality of healthcare, can actually be considered an emancipation movement when led by its radical elements. In this highly original book the author argues that radical patient groups and individual activists who repeatedly challenge or oppose some standards in healthcare, can be seen as working in the direction of freeing patients from coercion and from its associated injustice and inequality. Combining new academic theory with rich empirical evidence, the book explains how looking at healthcare from an emancipatory perspective could improve its quality as patients experience it. It will appeal to health professionals, managers, patient activists, policy makers and others concerned with the quality of healthcare. Charlotte Williamson OBE, Books, Health and Well Being, Towards the emancipation of patients: Patients experiences and the patient movement Books>Health and Well Being This book is the culmination of the author's 30 years of experience, observation, study, research, and analysis as a (radical) patient activist. The author argues that, despite a policy focus on involving patients in health care and increasing patient autonomy, much covert coercion of patients takes place in everyday health care. Radical patient groups and individual activists, who repeatedly challenge or oppose some standards in health care, can be seen as working in the direction of freeing patients from coercion and from its concomitants of injustice and inequality. The patient movement, led by its radical elements, can therefore be considered an emancipation movement. Towards the Emancipation of Patients explains the development of the patient movement, outlining the current policy and practice context. It includes a discussion of values and principles as well as a map of ten core principles that should form the background to true patient involvement and emancipation. It also discu<

ISBN: 9781847427458

Combining new academic theory with rich empirical evidence, the author explains how looking at healthcare from an emancipatory perspective could improve its quality as patients experience… Meer...

Combining new academic theory with rich empirical evidence, the author explains how looking at healthcare from an emancipatory perspective could improve its quality as patients experience it. Political Science Political Science eBook This book is the culmination of the author's 30 years of experience, observation, study, research, and analysis as a (radical) patient activist. The author argues that, despite a policy focus on involving patients in health care and increasing patient autonomy, much covert coercion of patients takes place in everyday health care. Radical patient groups and individual activists, who repeatedly challenge or oppose some standards in health care, can be seen as working in the direction of freeing patients from coercion and from its concomitants of injustice and inequality. The patient movement, led by its radical elements, can therefore be considered an emancipation movement. Towards the Emancipation of Patients explains the development of the patient movement, outlining the current policy and practice context. It includes a discussion of values and principles as well as a map of ten core principles that should form the background to true patient involvement and emancipation. It also discu<

ISBN: 9781847427458

This highly original book examines, for the first time, how the patient movement, which works to improve the quality of healthcare, can actually be considered an emancipation movement whe… Meer...

This highly original book examines, for the first time, how the patient movement, which works to improve the quality of healthcare, can actually be considered an emancipation movement when led by its radical elements. Social Science Social Science eBook, Policy Press<

ISBN: 9781847427458

Combining new academic theory with rich empirical evidence, the author explains how looking at healthcare from an emancipatory perspective could improve its quality as patients experience… Meer...

Combining new academic theory with rich empirical evidence, the author explains how looking at healthcare from an emancipatory perspective could improve its quality as patients experience it. Political Science Political Science eBook, Policy Press<

2010, ISBN: 1847427456

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