The Nature of Care: Cultural and Clinical Perspectives
The Nature of Care: Cultural and Clinical Perspectives
The Nature of Care: Cultural and Clinical Perspectives
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Ethnic minority communities<br />
• “exceptional willingness by staff to learn about<br />
<strong>and</strong> meet needs”<br />
• “powerful philosophy <strong>of</strong> individualised care”<br />
• “we should treat every case as a transcultural<br />
encounter – even with people <strong>of</strong> our own<br />
cultural background”<br />
[Lake R quoted in Johnson, MRD (2009) End <strong>of</strong> life care in ethnic minorities. British Medical<br />
Journal 338:a2989 doi: 10.1136/bmj.a2989]