Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 111-114, March 2009

Consent: the law and ethical considerations

Stuart M White, FRCA, BSc, MA, is a Consultant Anaesthetist in Brighton (specializing in orthopaedic anaesthesia), and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, UK. A founding member of the Brighton Anaesthetic Research Forum, his research interests include hip fracture anaesthesia, medical law and ethics, and the environmental impact of anaesthesia. He is a member of the AAGBI's working party on Consent. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Joanne Seery, BA(Hons), is a Partner specializing in clinical negligence litigation at Hill Dickinson Solicitors, a leading defence healthcare law firm. Conflicts of interest: none declared

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PII: S1472-0299(09)00011-3

doi:10.1016/j.mpaic.2009.01.004

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 111-114, March 2009

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