Consent with understanding: a movement towards informed decisions.
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Decision Making↗
Biomedical subjects
Sylvia Watkins
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Migration of healthcare professionals: practical and ethical considerations.
Recruitment of healthcare professionals from developing countries to the U.K. is escalating rapidly, and is severely damaging the fragile healthcare systems of the countries involved. This is happening in spite of the Code of Practice of the Department of Health, which, although voluntary, was supposed to restrict such migration; unfortunately it has not proved effective so far. Steps are now urgently required to reverse this trend, in order to prevent the total collapse of some overseas health services. The Department of Health is planning to implement the Code of Practice more rigorously, but while it remains voluntary it is unlikely to solve the problem, in view of the (relative) shortage of healthcare professionals in this country. Other measures, including promoting the retention of locally trained staff in the U.K., are urgently required.
Developed Countries↗
'Heaven's gate, built in Jerusalem's wall?': effects of the Israeli-built wall on a Palestinian medical school.
The checkpoints and the new Israeli-built wall separating Israel from the Occupied Palestinian Territories has created serious problems for the Palestinian Al-Quds Medical School and for the health of its local population.
Delivery of Health Care↗