Ethics and law

Question 1

when should deaths be notified to the coroner?

Answer 1

-within 24 hours of hospital admission
-suicide
-accidents and injury
- due to ill treatment, starvation or neglect
-stillbirth
-prisoners
-unexpected
-not seen by doctor attending within 28 days before death

Question 2

what is an advanced directive ?

Answer 2

It refers to a specific treatment in a specific circumstance rather than a general statement.

Question 3

when is a disclosure of a patient’s actions required by law

Answer 3

terrorism
court order
communicable disease
to comply with a statutory request made by the GMC

Question 4

3 main frameworks used to treat patients who refuse treatment

Answer 4

common law : emergency scenarios
MCA : treatment of physical disorders
MHA : treatment for mental disorders

Question 5

what needs to be present on a prescription when prescribing a controlled drug

Answer 5

name + address of the patient
form + strength
quantity or number of dosage in both words and figures

Question 6

when a chaperone is used what should be documented

Answer 6

full name and role

Question 7

guideline on consenting patients for cosmetic procedures

Answer 7

must be done by the doctor who will be performing the surgery