6. Patient Consent
INTRODUCTION
DOCUMENTING CONSENT
SEEKING CONSENT
RECOMMENDATIONS
CHAPTER REFERENCES
n = number of cases where information was provided

 

REFERENCES

1 Seeking patients’ consent: the ethical considerations. General Medical Council, 1998. www.gmc-uk.org/standards/consent.htm

2 Guidelines for informed consent for endoscopic procedures. British Society of Gastroenterology, 1999. www.bsg.org.uk/pdf_word_docs/consent.pdf

3 Good practice in consent implementation guide: consent to examination or treatment. Department of Health, 2001. www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/01/90/61/04019061.pdf

4 Withholding and withdrawing life-prolonging treatments: Good practice in decision-making. General Medical Council, 2002. www.gmc-uk.org/standards/whwd.htm

5 Consent and refusal of treatment. UK Clinical Ethics Network, 2003.
www.ethics-network.org.uk/Ethics/printer/consent.htm