VALUES-BASED PRACTICE A discussion paper.


VALUES-BASED PRACTICE IN RADIOGRAPHY


DR RUTH STRUDWICK, DR ANN NEWTON-HUGHES I


n this article, we discuss values-based practice in radiography. We consider how the values of our patients can have an influence on our practice and how radiographers could give further consideration to this important aspect of patient care. We start


by exploring what values-based practice is, provide an example case study to illustrate the principles of values-based practice and then we discuss some of the issues for radiography practice.


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behaviour; one’s judgement of what is important in life1


Values-based practice (VBP) can be defined as: A clinical skills-based approach to working with complex and conflicting values in healthcare. It is a twin framework to evidence-based practice (EBP)2


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There are of course, other terms that we might use to express the same aspects; for example we


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Values can be defined as: principles or standards of .


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