J S Huntley1, R Anakwe, I Findlay. 1. Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK. jimhuntley@doctors.org.uk
Abstract
AIM: To define the views of junior house-officers (JHOs) concerning consent for general surgical conditions. METHODS: Questionnaire-based descriptive study on two cohorts of JHOs, separated by 3 years of major national and local directives. RESULTS: From the JHO perspective: (i) there has been a shift away from the JHO being the main signatory, (ii) many JHOs (58% in 2000; 47% in 2003) feel unsupported with respect to obtaining consent, (iii) knowledge concerning any consultant/unit's complication rates was poor (<30%), (iv) knowledge concerning complication rates for several paradigm procedures was also poor, though it improved from 2000 to 2003, (v) there is no formal training in consent. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the JHO group of 2003 outperforming that of 2000, there is major scope for improvement from patient, legal, educational and risk-management perspectives.
AIM: To define the views of junior house-officers (JHOs) concerning consent for general surgical conditions. METHODS: Questionnaire-based descriptive study on two cohorts of JHOs, separated by 3 years of major national and local directives. RESULTS: From the JHO perspective: (i) there has been a shift away from the JHO being the main signatory, (ii) many JHOs (58% in 2000; 47% in 2003) feel unsupported with respect to obtaining consent, (iii) knowledge concerning any consultant/unit's complication rates was poor (<30%), (iv) knowledge concerning complication rates for several paradigm procedures was also poor, though it improved from 2000 to 2003, (v) there is no formal training in consent. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the JHO group of 2003 outperforming that of 2000, there is major scope for improvement from patient, legal, educational and risk-management perspectives.
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Keywords:
Empirical Approach; Professional Patient Relationship