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- Author:
- HICKS Gill
- Publisher:
- Rodale
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 238p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Gill Hicks was on her way to work on a Piccadilly line tube train on 7 July 2005, when a terrorist bomb exploded in the carriage in which she was travelling. Amazingly, and against all the odds, she survived the blast, but due to the injuries she sustained her legs had to be amputated. In this moving memoir Gill recounts the events of that day, from facing the very real prospect that she might die and her subsequent fight to live, to later coming to terms with losing her legs and living life as a disabled person. The book includes excerpts from the diary she wrote during her rehabilitation, an account of her wedding day in December 2005, and traces the journey of her extraordinary recovery. Having survived this life-shattering experience, Gill asks important questions about how we set our priorities and the way we live our lives. She motivates readers to 'seize the day' and live life to the full while striving for a better, more tolerant world. Her powerful message has a broader audience than most 'ordinary' motivational books because of the experience out of which it was borne. This moving account is told with great integrity and honesty, and Gill's lack of self pity and keen sense of humour lighten the tone and make this book special
Neither seen nor heard: children and homecare policy in Canada
- Authors:
- PETER Elizabeth, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Science and Medicine, 64(8), April 2007, pp.1624-1635.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Changes in public policy have led to increasing numbers of children with disabilities and complex medical needs being cared for in the homes of Canadians. Little work, however, has explored the ethical implications of these policies. This paper focuses on some of the shortcomings of current policy and describes a developing method for policy analysis with an explicit focus on ethics that could be adopted in other nations. Three forms of analyses—descriptive, conceptual and normative—conducted on Canadian homecare policy documents describe various dimensions of Canadian homecare policy. The descriptive analysis demonstrated that the jurisdiction of homecare services is dispersed across numerous programs and ministries with no single structure for policy implementation and accountability. The needs of children and youth are rarely mentioned in home healthcare policies, but instead are addressed under broader social policies that are focused upon children and family. The conceptual analysis revealed four over-arching themes that represent the predominant elements of a value-structure that underlie homecare policy. They include: (1) home and community care as ideal; (2) the importance of independence and self-care of citizens; (3) family as primary care provider; and (4) citizenship as entitlement to rights and justice. Overall, these themes tend to reflect a neoliberal ideology that shifts the responsibility of care from the state to the individual and his/her family. A normative framework based on critical healthcare ethics is used in the paper to make recommendations to redress the current imbalance between state and family support. For example, including homecare services within the Canada Health Act (CHA) or the development of separate legislation consistent with the principles of the CHA would make it possible to ensure that the principles of universality, accessibility, portability and public administration, as opposed to principles that reinforce competitive individualism, direct the provision of homecare services in Canada.
Were Ashley's parents right?
- Authors:
- PLATT Martin Ward, BENSON Bob
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.02.07, 2007, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The case of Ashley X has divided public opinion. The severely disabled girl's parents sought surgery to restrict her growth when she was six-years-old to enable them to care for her better. Ashley is now nine and her treatment was announced earlier this year. The authors, the first a consultant paediatrician and the second from the organisation Scope, debate the issues.