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Abuse of the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Fiona Subotsky (Ed.)
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The doctor-patient relationship is fraught with risk. Patients may be at risk from a doctor who misuses their position of authority, or is unclear where the appropriate boundaries lie. Doctors risk disciplinary or criminal proceedings when this happens. This book aims to address these risks, to assist clinicians in their daily relationships with patients, and to improve patient safety. The authors examine the ethical principles and how these may be taught; prevalence of abuse; regulation and sanctions; management and governance; remediation; and the roles of the different organisations that may be involved, such as the General Medical Council and medical ... Read more
The doctor-patient relationship is fraught with risk. Patients may be at risk from a doctor who misuses their position of authority, or is unclear where the appropriate boundaries lie. Doctors risk disciplinary or criminal proceedings when this happens. This book aims to address these risks, to assist clinicians in their daily relationships with patients, and to improve patient safety. The authors examine the ethical principles and how these may be taught; prevalence of abuse; regulation and sanctions; management and governance; remediation; and the roles of the different organisations that may be involved, such as the General Medical Council and medical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
RCPsych Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904671374
SKU
V9781904671374
Shipping Time
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About Fiona Subotsky (Ed.)
Fiona Subotsky is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, King's College Hospital, London. Susan Bewley is a Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at St Thomas' Hospital, London. Michael Crowe is a private Consultant Psychiatrist specialising in sexual and relationship therapy, working in London.
Reviews for Abuse of the Doctor-Patient Relationship
'This book clearly maps the territory in the complex areas of boundaries between patient and professional (all regulated healthcare professions, not just doctors). Experts are drawn in from general practice, psychotherapy, sexual therapies and nursing; obstetrics and gynaecology; as well as teachers, ethicists, medical managers and healthcare regulators. … The book contains important guidance on the prevention of boundary violations ... Read more