Whose Standards? / Edition 1

by Charlotte Williamson, Williamson

Overview

Puts forward a theoretical framework for understanding consumerism in health care and its relation to professionalism. This book explains why consumers and professionals may intuitively perceive some standards as lower or higher than others and goes on to discuss many examples of professional good and bad practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780335097203
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date:	11/01/1992
Series:	State of Health Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.37(d)

Editorial Reviews

Constructs a framework within which to understand the roles of consumerism and professionalism in health care, and to investigate their competing sets of standards: why consumers and professionals intuitively perceive some standards as higher or lower than others. The examples are drawn from the British medical system, but the principles should be applicable elsewhere. Of interest to most anyone in the health care profession. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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