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Neither ‘crisis light’ nor ‘business as usual’ : considering the distinctive ethical issues raised by contingency and reset phases of a pandemic
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Frith, Lucy, Draper, Heather, Baines, Paul, Fovargue, Sara, Redhead, Caroline and Chiumento, Anna (2021) Neither ‘crisis light’ nor ‘business as usual’ : considering the distinctive ethical issues raised by contingency and reset phases of a pandemic. The American Journal of Bioethics, 21 (8). pp. 34-37. doi:10.1080/15265161.2021.1940363 ISSN 1526-5161.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2021.1940363
Abstract
We have been researching the distinctive ethical issues raised by what we have called “the reset period,” when non-Covid services resumed alongside the continuing pandemic in the UK. In this commentary, we will first consider the similarities and differences between the reset and contingency phases, as described by Alfandre et al. We will then unpack Alfandre et al.’s position that the contingency phase should be characterized by operating a standard of care that is functionally equivalent to “usual” practice, arguing that in the reset and contingency phases, the standards of “usual” care may be unobtainable and, in these circumstances, we cannot fall back on the primacy of “patient centered care.” Consequently, different ethical principles and balancing strategies are needed when care is neither “crisis light” nor “business as usual.” We will conclude by reflecting on what these should be.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Alternative Title: | Commentary on Alfandre et al Between Usual and Crisis Phases of a Public Health Emergency : The Mediating Role of Contingency Measures | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | The American Journal of Bioethics | ||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1526-5161 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 27 July 2021 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 21 | ||||||
| Number: | 8 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 34-37 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/15265161.2021.1940363 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 2 June 2021 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 29 September 2021 | ||||||
| Is Part Of: | 1 | ||||||
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