Ethics : : Contemporary challenges in health and social care / / ed. by Audrey Leathard, Susan McLaren.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• MitwirkendeR: Almond, Brenda,; Andrews, Keith,; Campion-Smith, Charles,; Dombeck, Mary,; Girling, Jeff,; Glasby, Jon,; Hodgson, David,; Irvine, Robert,; Leathard, Audrey,; Lester, Helen,; Manthorpe, Jill,; McKie, Emily,; McLaren, Susan,; McPhee, John,; Olsan, Tobie Hittle,; Penhale, Bridget,; Pierce, Elaine,; Seale, Clive,; Stanley, Robert,; Stevens, Martin,; Terry, Louise,; Tinker, Anthea,; Whittington, Colin,; Whittington, Margaret,
• HerausgeberIn: Leathard, Audrey,; McLaren, Susan,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2007]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.)

While ethics has been addressed in the health care literature, relatively little attention has been paid to the subject in the field of social care. This book redresses the balance by examining theory, research, policy and practice in both fields. The analysis is set within the context of contemporary challenges facing health and social care, not only in Britain but internationally. Contributors from the UK, US and Australia consider ethical issues in health and social care research and governance; interprofessional and user perspectives; ethics in relation to human rights, the law, finance, management and provision; key issues of relevance to vulnerable groups such as children and young people, those with complex disabilities, older people and those with mental health problems and lifecourse issues - ethical perspectives on a range of challenging areas from new technologies of reproduction to euthanasia. This book is intended for academics, students and researchers in health and social care who need an up-to-date analysis of contemporary issues and debates. It will also be useful to practitioners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, including social workers, community workers, those working in the fields of disability and mental health and with older people.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of tables, figures and boxes -- List of contributors -- Introduction -- Ethics: Research and provision in health and social care -- Ethics and contemporary challenges in health and social care -- Ethical issues in health and social care research -- Ethics: research governance for health and social care -- Ethics and primary health care -- Ethics and social care: political, organisational and interagency dimensions -- Ethics and interprofessional care -- Service users and ethics -- Law, management and ethics in health and social care -- Ethical and legal perspectives on human rights -- Multidisciplinary team practice in law and ethics: an Australian perspective -- Ethics and the management of health and social care -- Ethics and the social responsibility of institutions regarding resource allocation in health and social care: a US perspective -- Ethics and charging for care -- Ethics: From the start of life to the end -- Ethical challenges and the new technologies of reproduction -- Ethics: caring for children and young people -- Ethical dilemmas in caring for people with complex disabilities -- Mental health: safe, sound and supportive? -- Ethics and older people -- Ethics and euthanasia -- Conclusion -- Index