The general position in law is that there is an obligation for practitioners to obtain valid consent from their patients before touching them as part of an examination, routine personal care or therapeutic treatment. However, the law relating to consent is complex. Situations may arise where a patient requires urgent treatment yet is either unwilling or unable to give their consent. Concerns may also arise over the form and context of the consent.
With reference both to decided case law and work based scenarios, this guide provides a succinct and accessible guide to consent for all health and social care practitioners. This is an accessible but informative reference to the concept of consent to treatment. It provides an introduction to the legal basis of consent and explores the issue of valid consent. This book considers issues within the context of illustrative practical examples, and decided case law.
Daugiau informacijos
A handy sized pocket book with wipe-down laminated pages making it ideal for use on a ward.
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Patient Consent: A Significant Contribution To Respectful Patient Care |
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Underlying Principles Of Patient Consent |
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The Importance of patient consent |
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Who should gain patient consent? |
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3 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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The Mental Capacity Act 2005 |
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The requirements of a valid consent |
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7 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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The Importance of good communication |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (2) |
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The principle of necessity in an emergency situation |
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12 | (1) |
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Consent And The Adult Patient |
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13 | (2) |
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Respecting the adult patient's competent decision to refuse treatment |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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Consent And The Adult Who Lacks Capacity |
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Lasting Power of Attorney |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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Acting In the best Interests of the adult patient |
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17 | (4) |
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Advance decisions and refusal of treatment |
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Deprivation of liberty and the issue of restraint |
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23 | (1) |
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Providing care to patients who lack capacity |
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The patient with a mental health condition |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (2) |
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The Importance of involving children in treatment decisions |
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29 | (1) |
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Refusal of treatment by a child or young person |
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29 | (1) |
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The child who is not competent to give consent |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (3) |
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The best Interests or welfare principle |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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Parts of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 that do not apply to young people of 16--17 years |
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| References |
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| Useful Websites |
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Elizabeth Charnock is a Lecturer in Nursing at the School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work, University of Salford, UK.
Denise Owens is a Lecturer in Nursing at the School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work, University of Salford, UK.
