The Philosophy of Person-Centred Healthcare

Derek Mitchell first studied philosophy at Oxford and subsequently at the University of Kent, Kings College London and Manchester Metropolitan University. After a long career in the National Health Service, which included groundbreaking work in primary care clinical effectiveness and clinical governance, he retired from the Health Service in 2004 due to a serious illness. He now acts as a spokesman for people with a stoma in East Kent. His publications include the books Heidegger’s Philosophy and Theories of the Self (2001) and Everyday Phenomenology (2012).Michael Loughlin is a Professor in Applied Philosophy in the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of West London, where he leads a Master’s degree in Person-Centred Health and Social Care. He is an Academic Visitor at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences and a Project Director at the Collaborating Centre for Values-based Practice, St Catherine’s College, Oxford. Since the publication of his 2002 book Ethics, Management and Mythology, he has written extensively on health organisation and practice.