Open AccessLifestyle choice should not influence clinical decisions
Author(s) -
Owen Davis,
Neilsen Molly
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
bulletin of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1478-7075
pISSN - 1473-6357
DOI - 10.1308/rcsbull.2017.309
Subject(s) - rationing , clinical decision making , health care , medical decision making , psychology , medicine , family medicine , political science , law
With healthcare rationing in the headlines again, we present two essays on the topic from the winners of the Harold Ellis Medical Student Prize for Surgery. Owen Davis and Molly Nielsen argue that lifestyle choices should never be a factor in clinical decision-making.