Some brief research on treating patients with dignity and respect in the NHS:
“It is possible to be more or less respectful. The role of measurement is vital in tracking our progress, and it is a great shame that the survey is no longer conducted. The Dignity Project hopes to encourage institutions to routinely measure how respectful they are being of people’s dignity, in healthcare settings and beyond.
Equally important is in developing recommendations to be more respectful. The improvement among hospital staff shows that it can be done — but the variations by care setting, place, deprivation and disease show that we must take careful account of the context before making recommendations on how to do better. Efforts like the 2016 End of Life Care Audit by the Royal College of Physicians are valuable efforts to consider cultures and practices of care.”
Read the full piece here.
