Patients and doctors: rights and responsibilities in the NHS (1)

Author: Reckless, Ian

Source: Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians, Volume 5, Number 5, September/October 2005 , pp. 499-500(2)

Publisher: Royal College of Physicians

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Abstract:

Whilst patients and doctors each bring a collection of rights and responsibilities with them into the consulting room, these parties must not be seen in isolation. The government of the day and its representatives have an absolute right to influence the future direction of the health service but they also have very grave responsibilities.

Keywords: BUSINESS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTHCARE; NHS; PUBLIC; QUALITY; REGULATION; RESPONSIBILITIES; RIGHTS; VALUE FOR MONEY

Document Type: Research article

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