The Good Doctor: What Patients Want

By Ron Paterson

Drawing upon real accounts of negligence, incompetence, and distrust, this book seeks to identify the key competencies of a good doctor, the ways in which medical care fails, and the roadblocks to ensuring that every licensed doctor is capable. Arguing that it is possible to improve patient care--by lifting the veils of secrecy and better informing patients, by establishing more effective ways of checking doctors' competence, and by ensuring that medical watchdogs protect the public--this discussion offers an expert's perspective on health care.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1869405927
• ISBN13: 9781869405922
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Auckland University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.5"