It happens all the time though. ‘Your notes’ are a one-sided account of your condition/your interaction with staff. They are written with the aim of defending staff against future complaint, and as such often are pejorative about patients so as to justify staff.
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John Clarke @C7RKYReplying to @sarasiobhan @NHSwhistleblowr and 10 othersI advise anyone who'll listen to record every medical consultation now. Helps to revisit oft difficult to remember conversations, it's our legal right & also the only way to ensure accurate notes are recorded... as it turns out. https://twitter.com/c7rky/status/683662528224845825 …4 replies 3 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @C7RKY @MadeInBedlam and
also been shown that even with clinical practitioners using all the approved good communication techniques, unrushed (with third party observation of consultation) patients (especially at stressful/bad news consultations) don't recall half of it so why not have a recording?
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Replying to @mancunianmedic @MadeInBedlam and
Aaah... great minds & all that. See my last tweet.
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Replying to @C7RKY @MadeInBedlam and
same with body cams for police - it protects BOTH parties. I have investigated or responded to complaints where people said no-one had spoken to them/or had told them things they never did say and being able to point to 3 hours of recorded conversation would help put them to bed
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Replying to @mancunianmedic @MadeInBedlam and
I couldn't agree more. This holds particular significance for me as my interest is in consent - where the law recognises the conversation, not the form to be the critical element. In theory, at least.
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Replying to @C7RKY @mancunianmedic and
ZHH "...the law recognises the conversation...." I'm surprised. What law covers this pls?
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Replying to @KenZeroHarm @mancunianmedic and
It stems from case law, as I understand it Ken? It's been a while since a trawled through it all, but it's touched upon in this DoH guide: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/138296/dh_103653__1_.pdf …pic.twitter.com/ul5ywU2Dsz
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It is not specifically a conversation although that is usually part of the consent process. Important thing is that patients are informed.
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Ha! Glad you added the clarity - sounds a lot less sinister that way. :) It really is the conversation that counts tho. Not only as it's the most likely means of informing the pt, but also because it's the only obvious way to confirm the pt has understood for consent to be valid
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