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Dignity
Dignity means treating every patient as a person of equal worth.
Summary
- In practice it means protecting privacy, listening and involving patients in their care.
- Small things carry it, such as closing a curtain, using the name a patient prefers and helping them to eat or wash.
- Respect and dignity is one of the six values in the NHS Constitution.
- The Francis report into Mid Staffordshire in 2013 found patients had been left without food, water or help to reach the toilet.
Interview questions
- What does dignity mean in a hospital?
- You see a patient left exposed on a busy ward. What do you do?
- How do you preserve the dignity of a patient who cannot speak for themselves?
Practise answering these with a mentor
Our interview preparation has you answer questions like these out loud, with feedback on each answer.
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