ABSTRACT
It could be argued that for doctors the now largely obsolete or updated Hippocratic Oath’s ‘most basic principle was that a doctor must always cure patients, but never harm them’ (Science Museum, 2013). is had
Introduction 207 From paternalism to patient-centred care 207 Human rights and litigation 209 Human rights, policy and morals 213 Conclusion 217 References 218
aimed to underpin the biomedical model of care (which preferred to focus on restoration of a patient’s biological functioning) but not so much the psychosocial aspect, giving a patient their own individuality and autonomy. Most medical schools worldwide no longer require doctors to swear the Hippocratic Oath; rather, they adopt some of the principles in their own codes of practice.
