The age of consent

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The age of consent

Barbara Docherty

Barbara Docherty

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Rental car hire staff would do well to acquaint themselves with the basics of informed consent, writes Barbara Docherty [Image: Brock Wegner on Unsplash]

COVID-19 brought to the fore the rights of patients to make decisions about what medical procedures they undertake, so it’s time for a careful review of the process around informed consent, writes nurse educator Barbara Docherty

Do we ever ask ourselves honestly as health professionals whether we force, urge or firmly encourage people to agree to a procedure? Last week o