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The Heart of Healthcare by Dr. Seedhouse has a clear agenda of his own and strongly held views about the nature of health care and the place of ethics within that domain. The book is likely to appeal more to health care students and young practitioners than would some of the more traditional texts in the area.
Some readers, perhaps particularly those from a generation or even two before Seedhouse we are told that he was at grammar school from may find some of his idiosyncrasies irritating rather than appealing. Others will welcome the humorous and un-stuffy approach while many of us will share his fond memories of the Grafton Arms.
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Certainly few authors in the field will have given so personal an account of their own experiences of health care as Seedhouse gives of his recent diagnosis of and treatment for a benign tumour. Statistically one should note that the new edition is some 66 pages longer than the first and although the number of chapters is the same the structure of the book is slightly different.
The selection of case studies in part one has been increased from 10 to 15 and in part three the main decision making device of the Ethical Grid has been joined by a preliminary device called the Rings of Uncertainty. In other respects the text is very similar, although a certain amount of re-writing has taken place, some additional material has been added and the typeface and presentation has generally been improved.
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The index to the second edition is far more comprehensive and this is certainly welcome. As a working text for students and practitioners the book has many strengths.
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The first section gives a strong argument for the importance of ethics in health care, well illustrated by many relevant examples. The 15 case studies that conclude this section are particularly powerful and well chosen and could form the basis for many individual or group exercises, either within formal educational programmes or more informally within a team of professionals.
The second section gives a useful overview of the main issues and theoretical approaches within health care ethics, again well illustrated by contemporary examples.
The critiques of the main approaches to concepts such as the person and the various ethical theories are on the whole clear, reasonable and balanced, although his attack not present in the first edition on the four principles approach of Beauchamp and Childress and their supporters is scathing. The third section, introducing the Rings of Uncertainty and the Ethical Grid, once again provides an invaluable basis for discussion.
ETHICS: THE HEART OF HEALTH CARE
As with the case studies which can be used in conjunction with the tools this section would be a powerful tool for group work. Would you like to change to the United States site? Completely revised and updated, this Third Edition presents an expanded theory of ethics section, and includes comprehensive and contemporary examples and case studies. Newly covered are introductions to rights in health care ethics, the ethics of care, intuitionism, privacy, euthanasia, suicide and consent, and an extensive FAQ section is added.
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David Seedhouse was born in Nottingham, England. He continued this research programme at Manchester University and 'The Grafton', Rusholme ? Though captivated by good philosophical analysis and the prospect of uninterrupted lunch-time refreshment, David decided against a conventional academic career. He found most philosophy socially irrelevant not least to fellow Graftonites and determined to apply his philosophical skills to actual problems - not hypothetical ones. To this end David accepted posts in health studies, nursing and medical departments.
His experiences in these aggressively non-philosophical settings persuaded him to write practical philosophy books for health professionals.