A book for nurses, doctors, and all who provide end-of-life care, this volume guides readers
through the ethical complexities of such care, including policy initiatives, and encourages …

There are two criteria which are independently necessary and jointly sufficient for'hope that'.
The first is that the object of hope must be desired, y the hoper. We insist on the observance …

The treatment decisions of competent adults, especially treatment refusals, are generally
respected. In the case of minors something turns on their age, and older minors ought …

Critiquing many areas of medical practice and research whilst making constructive
suggestions about medical education, this book extends the scope of medical ethics beyond …

It is often said that human beings have the ability to plan and choose what to do, can think
for themselves and have the freedom and the right to form their own opinions on moral …

The use of the arts in health care is increasing in the UK. More specifically, there are three
main strands to the movement: the use of the arts as therapy; as an aid to health promotion …

Ponders what medical students can learn from literature and the arts. Recommendation by
the United Kingdom's General Medical Council for changes in the medical curriculum; …

A book for nurses, doctors and all who provide end of life care, this essential volume guides
readers through the ethical complexities of such care, including current policy initiatives, and …

It is widely assumed by the general public that if assisted suicide (AS) or euthanasia (VE)
were legalised doctors must be essentially involved in the whole process including …

The eighteenth century is commonly thought of as the “age of reason”, an age in which the
imagination was not given a central role in the arts, far less in science. But in Hume's …