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Jun 7, 2013 10 min

Can Compassion Be Taught?

from A Point of View Hosted by BBC Radio 4

Tom Shakespeare presents the first of his four essays. There have been several recent scandals in the health service, with appalling cases of abuse and neglect coming to light. Not surprisingly, this has led to calls for people in the medical profession to be taught compassion. But Tom is sceptical. This week he asks whether compassion can and should be taught.

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