Consent to Examination or Treatment Policy - Nottinghamshire ...
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST<br />
ISSUE 6 – AUGUST 2012 1<br />
<strong>Consent</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Examination</strong> <strong>or</strong> <strong>Treatment</strong> – 1.03<br />
CONSENT TO EXAMINATION OR TREATMENT POLICY<br />
CONTENTS<br />
1.0 Introduction<br />
2.0 Purpose<br />
3.0 <strong>Policy</strong> Principles<br />
4.0 Definitions<br />
5.0 Context of <strong>Consent</strong><br />
6.0 Duties<br />
6.1 Chief Executive<br />
6.2 Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r: Clinical Governance and Medical Affairs<br />
6.3 Clinical Direc<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
6.4 General Managers and Heads of Service<br />
6.5 All Healthcare Professionals<br />
6.6 Groups<br />
7.0 Documentation<br />
8.0 Process f<strong>or</strong> identifying Staff Capable of Perf<strong>or</strong>ming the Procedure and Auth<strong>or</strong>ised <strong>to</strong> Obtain<br />
<strong>Consent</strong> f<strong>or</strong> the Procedure<br />
9.0 Process F<strong>or</strong> The Delivery Of Procedure Specific Training On <strong>Consent</strong>, F<strong>or</strong> Clinical Staff Who<br />
Are Not Capable Of Perf<strong>or</strong>ming The Procedure, But Who Are Auth<strong>or</strong>ised To Obtain <strong>Consent</strong><br />
F<strong>or</strong> That Procedure<br />
10.0 Process f<strong>or</strong> following up where an individual has obtained <strong>Consent</strong> without the auth<strong>or</strong>isation<br />
<strong>to</strong> do so.<br />
11.0 Seeking <strong>Consent</strong><br />
12.0 Procedure <strong>to</strong> Follow When Patients Lack Capacity <strong>to</strong> Give <strong>or</strong> Withhold <strong>Consent</strong><br />
13.0 Seeking consent f<strong>or</strong> Anaesthesia<br />
14.0 Emergencies<br />
15.0 Young People Aged 16 – 17<br />
16.0 Children Under 16 – The Concept of Gillick Competence<br />
17.0 The Requirement of Voluntariness<br />
18.0 Child <strong>or</strong> Young Person with Capacity Refusing <strong>Treatment</strong><br />
19.0 Child Lacking Capacity<br />
20.0 Provision of Inf<strong>or</strong>mation<br />
21.0 Completing <strong>Consent</strong> F<strong>or</strong>ms<br />
22.0 Responsibilities f<strong>or</strong> Seeking <strong>Consent</strong><br />
23.0 Attendance by Students and Trainees<br />
24.0 Refusal of <strong>Treatment</strong><br />
25.0 Advance Decisions <strong>to</strong> Refuse <strong>Treatment</strong><br />
26.0 Advance Statements
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