Essex, Ryan ORCID: 0000-0003-3497-3137 (2023) The delivery of health services as resistance. Bioethics. pp. 1-7. ISSN 0269-9702 (Print), 1467-8519 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.13210)

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Abstract

In this article I will argue that the delivery of healthcare could be an act of resistance. That is, day to day, routine and perhaps mundane acts, undertaken in the course of the delivery of health services, which for many could also be considered otherwise routine care. I first consider how resistance has been conceptualised. How we understand resistance will determine if we believe healthcare could be conceptualised this way. I will show how resistance has been applied to day to day struggles elsewhere and argue that it can clearly encompass open, collective dissent and more subtle, day to day action that doesn’t necessarily make clear political demands. I go on to introduce some examples, where the delivery of health services could be conceptualised as resistance. While I advocate for a broad understanding of resistance, clearly not every act could be considered resistance; I will consider some points of tension and contention in utilising resistance to describe the delivery of health services, in particular discussing the issue of intent and opposition as they relate to resistance. Finally, while I hope I make a convincing case, one final issue remains, namely why turn to resistance at all, when many of the examples I provide could be labelled using concepts that are more widely utilised. I will offer some general reflections on this point, speaking to the benefits and potential of resistance.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	resistance; protest; health; healthcare
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RT Nursing
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Chronic Illness and Ageing Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Professional Workforce Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Health Sciences (HEA)
Last Modified:	24 Aug 2023 09:08
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/43149

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