ABSTRACT

Explains the NHS as a political environment, and concentrates on understanding the relationships of power rather than on the role of apparent authority. The book presents a range of management frameworks and personal examples to illustrate what a primary-care-led NHS means.

chapter 3|12 pages

Ethical analysis

chapter 4|12 pages

The ethics of risk assessment

chapter 5|16 pages

The ethics of workplace interventions

chapter 6|14 pages

Workplace health surveillance

chapter 9|18 pages

Sickness absence management

chapter 13|12 pages

Blood-borne viruses as workplace hazards

chapter 14|10 pages

Workplace rehabilitation

chapter 16|6 pages

Recognition of work-related diseases

chapter 17|18 pages

Workplace genetic screening

chapter 18|12 pages

Occupational health research

chapter 21|8 pages

Whistleblowing

chapter 22|16 pages

Education in ethics

chapter 24|10 pages

Professional codes of ethics

chapter 25|8 pages

Concluding remarks