COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; 1 HEALTH CARE: WHY SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT VALUES AND ETHICS?; 2 VALUES, HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE; 3 VALUES AND ETHICS IN HEALTH CARE: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES; 4 ETHICAL THINKING: OBLIGATIONS AND CONSEQUENCES; 5 ETHICAL THINKING: THE FOUR PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH CARE ETHICS; 6 ETHICS FROM THE 'OUTSIDE IN 'OR THE 'INSIDE OUT'? CODES OF CONDUCT AND 'VIRTUOUS LIVES'; 7 THE WELFARE OF THE INDIVIDUAL: HEALTH CARE, AUTONOMY AND INFORMED CONSENT; 8 THE WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC: JUSTICE, RESOURCES AND HEALTH POLICY.