Ethics for healthcare

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman Shamil | Last updated: February 3, 2024

Some ethical principles for health care department are mentioned below;

  1. PATIENT PRIVACY: is to respect patients’ privacy and their special rights, which are involved in their treatment.
  2. Authenticity and Transparency: Provide information related to authenticity and transparency and should give patients correct information about their health.
  3. Patient Arrangement: Patient arrangement and support facilities should be provided.
  4. Specialty Area: Patients’ characteristics and social values ​​should be respected.
  5. Relevant Laws and Principles: Health professionals should follow relevant laws and ethical principles.
  6. Self-care and independence: Patients should be organized for self-care and independence.
  7. Justice and Equality: Doctor and nurses ensure that every patient gets equal rights and opportunities.
  8. Helpfulness and Kindness: Help and kindness should be arranged with patients.
  9. Proportionate treatment: Treatment should be provided keeping in mind the patient’s condition and needs.
  10. Patient support: Patient support and care should be taken seriously.
  11. Anticipation: Health professionals should be involved in anticipating potential problems and preparing solutions.
  12. Isolation and organization: Patients should be cared for separately and organized.
  13. Educational Materials: Patients should be provided with educational materials about their condition and treatment.
  14. Participatory Thinking: Health professionals should involve patients and their families in participatory thinking in treatment.
  15. Professional development: Health professionals should consider professional development and social norms.
  16. Competence: Health professionals should respect competence and social norms.
  17. Ethical Confirmation: Treatment should provide ethical confirmation and patient satisfaction services.