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The myth of patient-centred care

June 8, 2009 – 11:35 am

For all the talk about patient-centred care, the reality is that patients’ needs and values are often very far from the centre of decisions in health – whether they be decisions related to clinical care, policy or how health funds are spent.
This New York Times article, Letting the Patient Call the Shots, has a few [...]

By Croakey | Posted in adverse events, consumer health information, health reform, quality and safety of health care | Also tagged Don Berwick, patient-centred care | Comments (0)

Senior surgeon supports use of safety checklist

March 30, 2009 – 11:17 am

Professor Guy Maddern, professor of surgery at the University of Adelaide, has sent in the following comment re previous posts on whether Australian hospitals should implement the WHO checklist to improve surgical safety:
“Surgery has over many years increased its range of checklists to help ensure patient safety and efficiency. Surgical instrument counts, pre-admission check lists [...]