![]() ![]() How do I give a copy of the completed form to the patient? Your Trust Governance and/or consent committee must agree before you use these forms. The consent forms are developed to ensure a high level of consistency in the information giving and discussion with the patient. These are probably the most comprehensive and patient friendly consent forms I have seen.” So for example, risk of cardiac events may be higher in a patient with pre-existing cardiac disease, or peripheral neuropathy may be more relevant if you are a concert pianist, as opposed to a patient who is not. The most important aspect of the GMC guidance is that information about risk must be individualised for that patient. The Montgomery judgement really only brings the legal situation in the claims process into line with what doctors have been obliged to do since this GMC guidance was issued in 2008. It does have a bearing on the legal position if a claim is made, but the standard to which individual doctor must adhere with regard to the consent process is the GMC guidance. “The issue of Montgomery is much misunderstood I think in terms of what it means for individual clinicians. The following has been taken from their reply: We explored informal counsel with a medico-legal advisor, in response to the issue of the Montgomery judgement. Several guidance documents have described best practice in the area of consent with respect to law, ethics, training and experience required and the need for documentation that consent has taken place. The consent form is not a legal document but it represents best practice and conforms with and complements the guidance documents available to clinicians taking consent. Please refer to the “Guidance on consent for SACT” on this website. Each hospital/Trust will need to ensure that the forms are approved for use locally by their governance or consent committee, whichever is most appropriate for the individual organisation. The template form has been approved by the UK SACT Board. The forms are based on the Department of Health consent form 1. How have the forms been developed and what is the governance process? The other haematology sub-groups will follow. ![]() When will the consent forms for the haematology tumour groups be available?ĬML, CLL, MPN consent forms have now been published. We would encourage Trusts to us the generic form where a regimen-specific form does not exist. What should I do if I cannot find the regimen-specific form I need? All forms are valid until new versions are made available. The process by which each group of forms is revalidated may result in the republication dates exceeding the date of review indicated on each group of forms. The regimen-specific forms have been published for the following tumour site groups.Įach group of forms will be reviewed on a rolling schedule. ![]() Which tumour site group’s forms are available and when will they be reviewed? ![]()
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