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Jan Schildmann1, Annie Cushing, Len Doyal
1Institute for History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany. jan.schildmann@ethik.med.uni-erlangen.de
Abstract:
In clinical practice consent is often obtained by junior doctors. This study investigates the involvement of pre-registration house officers (PRHOs) in the process of obtaining consent, the supervision they receive and their knowledge on the subject. Some 74% of the PRHOs in post completed the questionnaire; 68% had often or sometimes obtained consent during their year as PRHO; 18% stated that on the occasions when they had obtained consent they were always the only person eliciting consent; 62% of the doctors perceived some lack of knowledge with regard to the nature of the procedure as a difficulty. Despite a comprehensive undergraduate programme in ethics, law and communication there is a need for applied education regarding the clinical procedures for which PRHOs are obtaining consent.
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