Nothing Personal: Disturbing Undercurrents in Cancer Care
*** CPD Accredited ***
*** CPD Accredited ***
Used in medical education.
Includes referenced discussion sections for evidence-based practice.
WINNER, "Unputdownable"
- Medical Journalists' Association Open Book Award
"A landmark for the patient voice"
- Macmillan Cancer Support
"A remarkable book... essential reading for all who deal with cancer patients - health professionals, politicians, health service developers, carers and, of course, patients themselves... will surely inspire change."
- Professor Karol Sikora in his foreword.
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Tag Archives: quality
Nothing Personal – Professor Siriwardena’s review
‘It (Nothing Personal) should be on the essential reading list for those striving to improve the quality of care for cancer and to understand and improve the experience of their patients more generally’ – Professor A Niroshan Siriwardena, School of … Continue reading
Posted in anal cancer, books, Breast Cancer, Campaigns, clinical trials, Compassion in healthcare, healthcare modernisation, palliative care, patient safety, patient/public involvement, rarer and uncommon cancers
Tagged book review, cancer, care, essential reading list, generally, improve, nothing personal, patients, quality
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Patients’ stories need to be heard and used
In ‘Journey of a patient editor’ ( BMJ 2013;347:f6913) Tessa Richards gives a memorable account of her experience as a patient with adrenal cancer. It’s heart wrenching to read what she went through, but also heart-warming – because she has … Continue reading
Communicating risk, financial incentives and misuse of statistics
With breast screening in mind: 1 Lecture on presenting risks using ‘micro-lives’ : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFstglExQc4&context=C37af318ADOEgsToPDskJyaDN5vyZtWftFniopzw8s 2 Re current or potential financial incentives (eg screening payments for GPs): article in BJGP by Graham Kramer, ‘Payment for Performance and the QOF’ – Conclusion … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion in healthcare, Screening Mammography
Tagged breast, communicating, deception, financial, incentives, misuse, patient, payment, performance, quality, risk, safety, screeniing, screening, statistics
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RCN 8 Principles of Nursing Practice
In partnership with the Department of Health (England), the Nursing & Midwifery Council and patient and service user organisations, the Royal College of Nursing has developed 8 Principles of Nursing Practice. These can be useful reminders for patients and carers, … Continue reading
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Tagged carers, College, improvement, nursing, patients, Practice, Principles, quality, resource, royal, Standards
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