Principles of consent

issues for the radiology nurse

Dimond, Bridgit MA, LLB, DSA, AHSM

Date of acceptance: August 8 1996.
Bridgit Dimond MA, LLB, DSA, AHSM, is Barrister-at-Law and Emeritus Professor of the University of Glamorgan.
This article has been subject to double-blind review.

Nursing Standard 11(40):p 40-42, June 25, 1997.

This article considers the law relating to consent to treatment, raised by delegates at an RCN forum for radiology and cardiology nurses.The author outlines general principles of consent to treatment which apply to all specialties, and discusses the specific issues raised by nurses' questions about consent for radiological investigations.