In the second section of a two-part article, JOHN BEESLEY, RGN, LLM Healthcare Law, BA (Hons), NEBOSH, examines a further range of issues relating to consent in the perioperative setting and puts forward four scenarios for consideration.
Patients need sufficient information before they can decide whether to give their consent – for example information about the benefits of the proposed treatment and alternative treatments.
If the patient is not offered as much information as he or she reasonably needs to make a decision, and in a form he or she can understand, consent may not be valid.
Consent must be given voluntarily, not under any form of duress or undue influence from health professionals, family or friends.
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