Person-Centred Approaches in Healthcare : A Handbook for Nurses and Midwives

Patient and service users should be at the heart of healthcare delivery and to equip nurses and midwives this book connects the reader to the lived experience of those receiving healthcare. It examines issues across the lifespan and reveals how person-centred care can best be achieved by working in partnership.

Written by practitioners, academics and, more importantly, the people who use health services, this unique text examines the application of person-centred principles across a range of healthcare contexts. It will provide you with the essential skills, techniques and strategies needed to deliver person-centred care.Patient and service users should be at the heart of healthcare delivery and to equip nurses and midwives this book connects the reader to the lived experience of those receiving healthcare. It examines issues across the lifespan and reveals how person-centred care can best be achieved by working in partnership.