Consent is a concept that can be complex and difficult to understand, but it does not have to be. This book is a handy pocket-sized guide to the consent process that treats consent as an essential part of your everyday practice.
From
assent to
self-determination, via
legally valid consent, it’s full of practical detail about:
- what consent is
- who can give consent
- the ways in which consent can be given
- when consent can be given
- how you can work with your patient through the consent process.
表中的内容
Preface; Acknowledgements; About the author; Common terminology and key concepts; Main legislation and legal cases
1 Consent – definitions and foundations
1.1 A first thought
1.2 What consent is not
1.3 Definition of consent
1.4 Consent: a process
1.5 The underpinning of consent
1.6 In summary: what consent is
2 The importance of consent
2.1 An initial answer
2.2 Self-determination
2.3 The ethical basis for consent
2.4 The legal basis for consent
2.5 The professional basis for consent
2.6 In summary: two main reasons
3 The three principles of consent
3.1 The consent principles
3.2 Competence
3.3 Adequate information
3.4 Voluntariness
3.4.1 Involuntary treatment
3.5 In summary: legally valid consent
4 Those who can give consent
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The patient
4.2.1 Adult patients
4.2.2 Patients aged 16 and 17
4.2.3 Patients under 16
4.3 Parents and parental responsibility
4.4 Relatives and next of kin
4.5 Patient representatives
4.6 Competence assessment
4.7 Assessors of competence
4.8 In summary: giving consent
5 Obtaining consent
5.1 Seeking consent
5.2 Written consent
5.3 Oral consent
5.4 Inferred/implied consent
5.5 Consent vs. assent
5.6 Recording consent
5.7 In summary: how to obtain consent
6 Lack of patient consent
6.1 Inability to obtain consent
6.2 Competent patients
6.2.1 Patient refusal
6.2.2 Withdrawal of consent by a patient
6.3 Incompetent patients
6.3.1 Lasting Power of Attorney
6.3.2 Principle of necessity
6.3.3 Best Interests
6.4 Child patients
6.5 In summary: when there is no consent
References; Useful resources
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