Consent: Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. Indian Contract Act, Sec13- Two or more persons said to consent when they agree upon the same thing in the same sense (meeting of the minds) Things to remember- Consent should be informed and intelligent Duty on the part of a hospital and doctor to obtain prior consent of a patient for the purpose of diagnosis, treatment, organ transplant, research purposes, disclosure of medical records, and teaching and medico-legal purposes. With respect to the dead in regard to pathological post mortem, medico-legal post mortem, organ transplant (for legal heirs), and for disclosure of medical record, it is important that informed consent of the patient is obtained.
Consent can be given in the following ways: Express Consent: superior because of its evidential value. Implied Consent Tacit Consent Surrogate consent Advance…
