@scottsmith8 @C7RKY over 50s bowel test. The oncologists advise and praise it. And it's them that have the experience at the end of the day.
@craigb_blahblah @scottsmith8 That's a tricky line tho Craig. The consent line is one of the few criminal ones in medicine. Not one to be >
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@craigb_blahblah@scottsmith8 ..danced around with 'persuasion' lightly. Autonomy trumps expertise I'm afraid. Even when it makes no sense. -
@C7RKY@scottsmith8 programmes save 1 life, then they've been worth for me. Again, patient choice, but clinicians shouldn't discourage. -
@craigb_blahblah@scottsmith8 Don't get me wrong, I've no expertise on their effectiveness - hence my interest. But I do have a passion for> -
@craigb_blahblah@scottsmith8 ..consent & ensuring that nothing is allowed to compromise that critical process. It happens FAR too much now. -
@C7RKY@scottsmith8 yip. Over treatment can be a problem. But I know if I had something pre-malignant or malignant. I'd want it picked up.. -
@craigb_blahblah@scottsmith8 And that's understandable. But all examinations require consent, as much as treatments. It mustn't be coerced. -
@C7RKY who said we were going ahead without consent? That's illegal. If wouldn't be possible. -
@craigb_blahblah I'm talking about the pressure applied by campaigns. One day, someone may argue it's enough pressure to invalidate consent - 5 more replies
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