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‘The Relevance of Tacit Knowledge to Healthcare Assistant Practice’

Hayes, Catherine, Fox, Ann, Scott -Thomas, Jeanette and Graham, Yitka (2018) ‘The Relevance of Tacit Knowledge to Healthcare Assistant Practice’. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 12 (2). pp. 84-90. ISSN 1753-1586

Item Type: Article

Abstract

Person-centred care and the diverse array of contexts within which healthcare assistants work necessitate a commitment to being conscientious, self-aware and willing to raise issues of concern about vulnerable and sick patients and their families and carers.

For the purposes of the article, tacit knowledge is defined as the intuitive knowledge that is not easy to articulate through dialogue or rational justification in the context of healthcare provision. It depends on a level of sensory awareness or feeling that transcends the need for formalised knowledge in terms of its potential impact on practice.

Person-centred care and the diverse array of care contexts within which HCAs work necessitate a commitment to being conscientious, self-aware and willing to raise issues of concern about vulnerable and sick patients and their families and carers. The transferable skillset needed to undertake this role extends beyond the functional training that HCAs receive.

Tacit knowledge cannot be readily articulated, but its implementation in practice lies at the heart of every human interaction. The article raises awareness of tacit knowledge and its implications for the context of healthcare provision.

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Depositing User: Catherine Hayes

Identifiers

Item ID: 8670
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.2.84
ISSN: 1753-1586
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/8670
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.2.84

Users with ORCIDS

ORCID for Catherine Hayes: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3870-2668
ORCID for Yitka Graham: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6206-1461

Catalogue record

Date Deposited: 12 Feb 2018 12:00
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2019 16:05

Contributors

Author: Catherine Hayes ORCID iD
Author: Yitka Graham ORCID iD
Author: Ann Fox
Author: Jeanette Scott -Thomas

University Divisions

Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing
Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing > School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Subjects

Education > Higher Education
Sciences > Nursing
Sciences

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