Is It Possible to Develop a Compassionate Organization?; Comment on “Why and How Is Compassion Necessary to Provide Good Quality Healthcare?”

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  • Sue Shea Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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This paper represents a commentary to Marianna Fotaki’s Editorial: ‘Why and how is compassion necessary to provide good quality healthcare?’ Within this commentary, I discuss some of the issues raised by Marianna Fotaki, and conclude that we should work towards an organizational culture which considers the important concept of compassion by focusing on the well-being and teamwork of all involved.

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volume 4  issue 11

pages  769- 770

publication date 2015-11-01

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