How we treat the sick : neglect and abuse in our health services / Michael Mandelstam ; foreword by Lord Justice Munby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mandelstam, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National health services--Great Britain.

National health services.

Public health--Great Britain.

Public health.

Patients--Abuse of--Great Britain.

Patients.

Older people--Abuse of--Great Britain.

Older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author shows beyond question that neglectful care is a systemic blight, rather than mere local blemish, within our health services. He analyses the causes and factors involved, reveals the widespread denial and lack of accountability from those responsible, and spells out implications of this failure to care for the vulnerable with humanity.

Contents:

How We Treat the Sick: Neglect and Abuse in Our Health Services; Disclaimer; Foreword by Lord Justic Munby; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Health Services: Public and Private; 3. Systemic Nature of Neglect and Abuse within Health Care; 4. Assessing the Evidence for Neglectful and Abusive Health Care; 5. Dignity in Care: All the Good Guidance; 6. Dignity in Care: All the Bad Practice; 7. Getting to the Toilet and Management of Continence; 8. Keeping the Environment Clean and Managing Infection; 9. Helping People Eat and Drink; 10. Pressure Sores and Falls

11. Hospital Beds, Admissions, Stays and Discharges12. Older People: the Unwanted; 13. Patient Voices, Consumers and Markets; 14. Staffing Levels, Competence and Attitude; 15. Priorities, Targets, Fear and Bullying; 16. Misinformation, Concealment and Spin; 17. Muted Voices: Clinical and Professional Integrity; 18. Denial, Accountability and Blame; 19. Legal Implications of Neglect and Abuse; 20. Human Rights; 21. Criminal Offences of Ill Treatment or Wilful Neglect; 22. Manslaughter; 23. Health and Safety at Work Legislation; 24. Regulation of Health Care Providers and of Health Care Staff

25. No Secrets: the Policy of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults26. Negligence; Concluding Postscript; Subject Index; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-14606-1

9786613146069

0-85700-355-0

OCLC:

714569511