Primary Care Ethics

Respectively Senior Lecturer in Medical Ethics and Law, St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London; Associate Director in GP Education, London Deanery, University of London

• Truth, trust and the doctor-patient relationship. Autonomy and paternalism in primary care. But it’s not my fault – are we responsible for our health? Human rights in primary care. Ethical considerations in the primary care of the elderly demented patient. Setting boundaries – a virtue approach to the clinician-patient relationship in primary care. Interprofessional team-working – a moral endeavor? An exploration of clinical practice using Seedhouse’s ‘ethical grid’. Complexity, guidelines and ethics. Should doctors observe a moral duty to care for themselves?. Fallible, unlucky or incompetent? Ethico-legal perspectives on clinical competence in primary care. Ethics support and education in primary care. Final thoughts – conclusions and end notes.

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