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Good Governance in Health care |
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Council of Europe is the most relevant organisation to address concerns of
governance as a whole, namely including democratic stewardship and
accountability towards citizens. To help member states to promote value-based governance in health care, based on human rights, equity, transparency, accountability and participation, a Committee of Experts began work in September 2007 to identify and apply standards for patient-oriented care and in guaranteeing equity in access to health care. The Expert Committee on implementation of good governance principles in health care (SP-GHC) follows on from the work of the Committee of Experts on Good Governance in Health care (SP-GHC), building on the Recommendation adopted in March 2010. The new expert committee will assist member states in implementing a "health & human rights for all" approach, taking account of minorities and vulnerable groups. This committee will therefore deal with the long-neglected issue of ethical governance and stewardship in health policy development. The field of individual doctor�patient relations are well studied (medical deontology, bioethics, codes of health professionals), but the collective aspects of consequences of strategic health policy decisions are not. |
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