Smiling through clenched teeth: why compassion cannot be written into the rules

The discourse on the failings of the National Health System often cites lack of compassion as an important factor. This has resulted in proposals to enact rules which aimed at enforcing compassion in healthcare workers so as to improve the quality of healthcare and avoid future scandals. This paper...

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Main Author: Wang, Yinchu (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2016
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2016, Volume: 42, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-9
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