Risk Matters in Healthcare: Communicating, Explaining and Managing Risk

by Kay, Mohanna, Ruth Chambers, Kay Mohanna

Risk management, assessment and reduction, alongside patient involvement, is an essential part of the current NHS reforms. This book draws together and summarises the latest information on risk in healthcare. It outlines the facts patients need and the level of involvement they require to make informed decisions, and emphasises the practical aspects of how practitioners can best explain risk. The first section of the book concentrates on defining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857754565
• ISBN13: 9781857754568
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.4" x 9.7"