BRIS-16 Response Historic

Empower patients to decline information, requiring skilled healthcare professional communication

Recommendation

Patients should be given the sense of freedom to indicate when they do not want any (or more) information: this requires skill and understanding from healthcare professionals.

Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Bristol Heart Inquiry
Report Bristol Heart Inquiry — Final Report 18 Jul 2001
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Themes & Tags
Patient dignity and privacy No person-centred care
Recommendation age 25.0 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates