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Part 2: Patients' rights

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2006

G. E. Smith
G. E. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Radiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Abstract

The issue of patients' rights has become an important part of modern health care practice due to patients being much more aware of what they can expect from health care professionals when they enter the health care environment. This paper commences by explaining what rights are, followed by a discussion of two fundamental rights issues considered important in the relationship between patients and health care professionals in order to ensure good health care practice.

Keywords

Rightsconfidentialitytruth-tellingradiotherapy practice
Type
Essays in Ethics
Information
Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , July 1999 , pp. 97 - 100
Copyright
1999 Cambridge University Press

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