Richards emphasises the ongoing need to improve the process of consent.1 Gaining consent is fundamental to healthcare, but, if done poorly, patients risk receiving healthcare they don’t need or want, and healthcare professionals risk complaints and litigation. Since the Montgomery ruling, it is no longer acceptable to list facts and figures in a hurried conversation, perhaps on the day of surgery, culminating with a signature …

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同意是决策过程的结论

理查兹强调了改进同意过程的持续需要。1 获得同意是医疗保健的基础，但如果做得不好，患者可能会接受他们不需要或不想要的医疗保健，医疗保健专业人员也会面临投诉和诉讼的风险。自蒙哥马利裁决以来，在匆忙的谈话中列出事实和数据已不再可接受，也许在手术当天，以签名达到高潮……