Patient counselling and consent

Akanksha Sood; Janesh Gupta

doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2017.10.002

Patient counselling and consent

Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2018 Jan:46:43-47. doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2017.10.002. Epub 2017 Oct 13.

Authors

Akanksha Sood¹, Janesh Gupta²

Affiliations

¹ St. Mary's Hospital, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Centre for Women's and Newborn Health, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.

PMID: 29089184
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2017.10.002

Abstract

To the patient, illness entails not only the physical discomfort but all the psychological, social and emotional ramifications. Patient autonomy and choice are now an integral part of patient care pathways. There has been a steady shift in patient counselling and consent towards supporting patient autonomy over medical paternalism. Patients should be the prime decision makers but they can only do this if they are fully informed. The ultimate and desired goal for the health care teams is to provide a high quality clinical service, which is consistent with evidence based guidelines.

Keywords: Consent; Counselling; Informed consent; Montgomery principle.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Counseling / standards*
Critical Pathways / standards
Decision Making*
Humans
Informed Consent / ethics
Informed Consent / legislation & jurisprudence
Informed Consent / standards*
Personal Autonomy
Physician-Patient Relations