Oh good grief. Was this you John or someone you know? I think they’re hoping madly for an “oh ok, official sounding, makes sense” response there. Relied upon more than we know.
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Oh! I'm really glad you asked that, thank you. This was supposed to be a reply to the pinned tweet of @fnmahmoud29 Not sure how it got detached, but it should have been linked to this. >https://twitter.com/fnmahmoud29/status/1049367019639005192?s=21 …
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Thank you for sharing and reminding patients that they must trust but not blindly.Every time I’ve been on a surgical ward (many) I have watched at least one woman signing the consent form without reading it first, and not be able to describe what their op entails before or after.
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I can't even tell you how reading things like that makes me twitch. I'd swear the average Brit puts more research time into their next holiday destination, than they do into the surgical procedures they blindly sign for. Astonishing, when you appreciate the significance.
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Oh absolutely, and when I tell people they say “oh they’re probably just scared by the details” and I’m sure some of them are but a lot of it is blind trust in the medical profession - especially with older people. I have to shake my parents into not accepting dreadful care.
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The standard of my family's medical consultations has improved no end since I had cause to learn the law surrounding consent tbh. Everybody should learn the basics, imho. Nature/Purpose/Risk. Amazing how the dynamic shifts once a clinician realises you know your consent onions.
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Isn't it assault?
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If you can evidence it, yes. Certainly here in the UK, anyway. Conducting a medical procedure (or even just examination, if there's physical contact), without consent may give rise to criminal charges. Battery, or trespass against the person, as I understand it. Not sure in USA?
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Charges should be sought.
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Agreed. Although that's where you encounter the next layer of corruption. I have 2 police communications. The original, refusing to provide a crime ref no. And the follow up (post complaint) claiming they couldn't investigate, because they already had. Included a crime ref no! :)
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Have you thought of a private prosecution? There must be a firm of solicitors, who could do the work pro bono, or on a no-win, no-fee basis.
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I've considered it, yes. But I actually haven't given up on the police/CPS route yet. Have designs on reviewing their performance with IPOC first and see what that brings.
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Good luck.
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Thank you. :) If previous experiences are anything to go by, then I'll have my work cut out. A bit of luck would be welcome.
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he misrepresented my surgery to begin with never planned to do the consented to procedure. did two additional ops unconsented to ops and a complete change to the initial op and it was the WRONG one . he set me up and hacked me. NOTHING done about it. total BS
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That's just flat out criminal in anyone's world. Stuff of the dark ages.
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