3.8 "All patients upon their admission were written up (by the doctor) who authorised the use of a syringe driver if appropriate. This enabled any member of nursing staff to set up a syringe driver for a patient without any further reference to the doctor"https://www.gosportpanel.independent.gov.uk/panel-report/part-one/chapter-3/page-2/ …
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>>"Despite my experience in elderly care I had never heard of a syringe driver It was also clear to me that any pt put onto a syringe driver would die shortly after During whole time I worked there I do not recall a single instance of a pt not dying having been put onto a driver"
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"Having reached agreement, [between 2 trained members of nursing staff that a patient required the use of a syringe driver), then the driver would be set up. The needle would be inserted into the patients back so as to make it impossible for it to be removed."
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>> "I have witnessed disagreements between nurses... these disagreements would be resolved by the nurse requiring the syringe driver approaching a more senior nurse and obtaining their consent. Once that consent had been obtained then the syringe driver would be set up" >>
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>>"I have never known of a case where a staff member did not obtain permission to use a syringe driver from senior staff." I haven't found a single mention of the patient's consent to treatment in all this yet. Just talk of getting 'consent' from a senior nurse. Is this for real?
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Replying to @C7RKY @KaraChrome
Treading warily on a) something I don't know enough about & b on such a charged topic concerning real lives.but isn't doing or giving drugs without consent a criminal assault?
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It is a charged topic, I agree. And one I happen to know a little about. You're right - it is a criminal assault to conduct any medical procedure without consent. Battery, or 'trespass against the person', to be precise. Unless they die. Then it's worse.https://twitter.com/c7rky/status/601118759995187201?s=21 …
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