The Department of Health [ 33, 34] website notes that (in spite of all the Government rhetoric about the importance of dignity), "There is no clarity about what dignity is and what minimum standards for dignity should be"; in spite of this DH states that it is their aim "to create a zero tolerance of lack of dignity in the care of older people".
In discussing how sociological theory informs their empirical study, Calnan et al [ 9] argue that: Theoretical accounts have offered a general understanding of the social significance and importance of dignity and suggest that older age may threaten dignity by structuring and limiting the opportunities for participation and/or social recognition.
Although the importance of dignity has been widely recognized, there is limited research that investigates if dignity is really maintained in clinical practice and few studies have been conducted in acute hospital settings with adults across the age range.
Although the importance of dignity has been widely recognized, there is limited research that investigates if dignity is really maintained in clinical practice [ 4] and few studies have been conducted in acute hospital settings with adults across the age range [ 9, 17].
The group proposed a so-called plan for global life emphasising the importance of dignity.
But, like the most powerful music, it reminds us of the importance of dignity, integrity, and imagination.
"To treat every human being with equal importance and dignity is a fundamental part of being a Christian," he said.
She believes that unless the election is suspended, the "importance and dignity" of the professorship, held in the past by Matthew Arnold, Seamus Heaney and WH Auden, will be damaged.
And by knocking romance off its Hallmark pedestal, we might go some small way to restoring the importance and dignity of these less glamorous but more fulfilling relationships.
"The architecture clearly expresses the importance and dignity of the judicial branch," she said, "while at the same time being a welcoming and open building for both visitors and those who work there daily".
