Compassionate Capitalism

Compassionate Care

What does Islam have to offer health-care ethics that cannot be found elsewhere? I do not mean to suggest that there is only one answer to this question, because there are many. However, I will focus on the elevated status of the patient as the recipient of compassionate care. Today, the primary medical ethical issue is no longer a quandary such as “Should we withdraw artificial nutrition and h...

Compassionate honesty.

Patients with cancer comprise 40%–100% of patients seen by those working in hospice and palliative medicine around the world. Consequently, the skills of oncologists in integrating palliative care and making appropriate referrals for hospice care have been a subject of intense interest since the inception of the field. Most are aware that oncologists routinely assist patients in making difficul...

Compassionate Conversations

Staff engagement is much more than just a bonus in any organisation. CQC data shows that it is very clearly linked to positive results in both patient and staff outcomes (fewer complaints, improved safety, reduced sickness, fewer accidents, and more as per Michael West). Staff engagement may seem nebulous but is in fact measured routinely annually in the National Staff Survey. The problem is th...

Debating Capitalism

This paper is about the dissemination of knowledge across the curriculum and the role business education can play in elevating student awareness and understanding of interdisciplinary thoughts. Most importantly, it explores the importance of thoughtful appreciation of divergent educational paradigms and how such an appreciation can be the bridge toward cohesive, contemporary, and meaningful lea...

Why Capitalism?