Person-Centred Care and VLE PDF

Person-Centred Care and VLE The underlying ethical concepts and principles Professional values and person-centred care Person-centred care is reflected explicitly and implicitly in professional guidance; for example: GMC guidance NICE guidance Good Medical Practice Make the care of your...

Person-Centred Care and VLE The underlying ethical concepts and principles Professional values and person-centred care Person-centred care is reflected explicitly and implicitly in professional guidance; for example: GMC guidance NICE guidance Good Medical Practice Make the care of your patient your first concern. Treat patients as individuals and respect their dignity. Work in partnership with patients. – Listen to, and respond to, their concerns and preferences. – You must give patients the information they want or need. – Respect patients' right to reach decisions with you about their treatment and care. – Support patients in caring for themselves to improve and maintain their health. Consent and Confidentiality NICE guidance Your responsibility ‘... When exercising their judgement, professionals and practitioners are expected to take this guideline fully into account, alongside the individual needs, preferences and values of their patients or the people using their service. It is not mandatory to apply the recommendations, and the guideline does not override the responsibility to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of the individual, in consultation with them and their families and carers or guardian. ’ Ethical principles and values Respect Autonomy Care Dignity Considering consequences  Dignity A complex concept ‘A state, quality or manner worthy of esteem or respect; and (by extension) self-respect. Dignity in care, therefore, means the kind of care, in any setting, which supports and promotes, and does not undermine, a person’s self-respect regardless of any difference. Or, as one person receiving care put it more briefly, 'Being treated like I was somebody’ Policy Research Institute on Ageing and Ethnicity/Help the Aged, 2001 Dignity Elements of dignity: Respect Privacy Self esteem Freedom from unnecessary pain Autonomy Social Care Institute for Excellence Considering consequences Potential consequences: Better patient outcomes Fewer complaints Less risk of litigation Increased trust in the medical profession Ethics and person centred care Core ethical values of medicine require the practice of person centred care. This requires communicating with patients and building a relationship with them. The first step in building the relationship is the consultation.