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Patient-centredness and consumerism in healthcare: an ideological mess.
- Abstract:
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In this paper we contrast two concepts that permeate political rhetoric concerning healthcare in the UK and elsewhere: patient centred care and consumerism. We outline their parallel histories and note that they appear to have different philosophical origins. Both concepts, however, are founded in the value or rights of the patient, whether as a person or as a buyer of services. As these concepts are variously defined or even misinterpreted, we note that this creates opportunities for their r...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Journal website
- Volume:
- 110
- Issue:
- 11
- Pages:
- 425-427
- Publication date:
- 2017-09-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-09-18
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1758-1095
- ISSN:
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0141-0768
- Pmid:
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28949269
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:732855
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uuid:6c3ffc7f-513c-4d23-813f-bfb7842c84ce
- Local pid:
- pubs:732855
- Source identifiers:
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732855
- Deposit date:
- 2018-01-16
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- Copyright holder:
- Royal Society of Medicine
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
- © The Royal Society of Medicine 2017. Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav
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