Humanizing Healthcare Reforms

by Gerald A. Arbuckle

Looking at the current turmoil facing contemporary healthcare systems worldwide, resulting from relentless imposition of financially-based performance indicators, the author argues that a return to a values-based approach to healthcare will create positive transformation. Writing from the fresh perspective of social anthropology, the author takes a highly pragmatic approach to practice, emphasizing the importance of values such as compassion, solidarity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849053189
• ISBN13: 9781849053181
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"