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Barbara Peters: When does a hospital’s duty of care end?



AAPT are delighted that Barbara Peters was featured in a BMJ article promoting the understanding of the APT role.

"When does a hospital’s duty of care end? Great care is placed in patient pathways, but little recognition given to what happens after a patient dies.

The challenge is that death has something of an image problem and so, by association, do mortuaries. As a result, our work is often misunderstood by the public and fellow health professionals"

Full British Medical Journal Article:

http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2013/10/25/barbara-peters-when-does-a-hospitals-duty-of-care-end/

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