Person-centred Health Care

This reflective work develops a constructive alternative to the principle of primacy of patient welfare and advocates for an ethics of virtue that respects the physician as a moral equal. It is of interest to students and academics in medicine, ethics, medical humanities and health management.

Stephen Buetow is Associate Professor of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is also an Honorary Professor at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice and the European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare.

1. Introduction Part 1: The Need for Change 2. Clinician Care of the Patient 3. Patient Self-care 4. Clinician Self-care 5. Patient Care of the Clinician Part 2: Moving Forward 6. From Patient-Centred to Person-Centred Health Care 7. Person-centred Health Care: Values and Virtues 8. Implementing Person-Centred Health Care