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The UN Report centres on “certain forms of abuses in health-care settings”1 that “may cross a threshold of mistreatment that is tantamount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”.2 A number of abuses commonly reported in health care settings are discussed to highlight how the torture and ill-treatment ...
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Jan 1, 2013 · The definition of torture contained in Article 1 of the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment requires an ‘act by which severe ...
forms of ill-treatment that are particularly severe and are deliberate. It is not possible to make a sharp distinction between those forms of treatment which amount to torture and those which amount to other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment (ill-treatment). But from a practical standpoint, any such distinction is not significant because all
For example, the New Zealand Medical Students’ Association (which represents all medical students in New Zealand) has created a list that encourages students and trainees to question whether a test, treatment or procedure is necessary, to explore whether there are less invasive and less resource-intensive alternatives, and to take time to evaluate with the patient whether a test, treatment ...
the right to be free from non-consensual medical treatment, such as medical experiments and research or forced sterilization, and to be free from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. • The right to health contains entitlements. These entitlements include: Ø The right to a system of health protection ...
An aspect of health care that emerged frequently was the health practitioner–patient relationship.29, 37 Failure of health‐care practitioners to provide adequate information regarding treatment was associated with treatment burden.37 Poor communication between patients and health‐care providers about medication adherence was likely to result in the use of multiple medications ...
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Aug 14, 2020 · Low health literacy is reported to have negative consequences on patient understanding of health-related information; however, there is a dearth of research regarding health literacy in an ...
