Understanding the relevance of human rights in healthcare and nursing practice.
Journal article
Terry, L. and Newham, R. (2020). Understanding the relevance of human rights in healthcare and nursing practice. Nursing Standard. 35 (11). https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2020.e11490
Authors | Terry, L. and Newham, R. |
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Abstract | While the NHS aims to respect the human rights of every individual, it also has a wider social duty to promote equality in the services it provides. This means that the rights of individual patients are not absolute, because the aim of the NHS is to improve the overall health and well-being of the nation. For example, certain treatments may be withheld from individuals because of the excessive cost to the NHS, or concerns about its clinical effectiveness. This article explains the origins of human rights and their function, and examines the relationship between nursing care and human rights. [Abstract copyright: © 2020 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers.] |
Keywords | Human Rights Act; ethical issues; ethical practice; human rights; legal issues; professional |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Nursing Standard |
Journal citation | 35 (11) |
Publisher | RCN Publishing (RCNi) |
ISSN | 2047-9018 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2020.e11490 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 09 Nov 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 29 Oct 2019 |
Deposited | 26 Nov 2020 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Additional information | This is not the version of record |
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