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Shared decision refers to a process where both the doctor and the patient contribute towards making a personalised decision on management
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Shared decision making
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Duty of candour states that "all healthcare professionals should be open and honest with patients when treatment or care causes, or has the potential to cause, harm or distress". In this situation, the doctor should contact the patient as soon as possible and inform them of the error. They should also report the incident so it can be investigated internally to reduce similar occurrences in the future
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Professional duty of candour
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Informed consent relies on the principles of the patient being fully informed, having mental capacity and not being coerced into a decision. It is not applicable in this case as the patient has consented to a surgery based on the wrong information
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Informed consent
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The doctrine of double effect states that if the primary intervention was in a patient's best interests, then an unintended adverse effect is not necessarily unlawful. It does not apply in this case
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The doctrine of double effect
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Confidentiality is a legal right that all patients have. Although the doctor has inadvertently breached confidentiality by informing the patient of another patients test results, duty of candour is more pertinent given that a patient is likely to undergo an unnecessary operation
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Confidentiality
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We thank you for your candour!
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Amaurosis Fugaxlegomenon
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are all dr's griffindor?
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Malignant Syndrome
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# Overview

According to guidance from the General Medical Council, it is important to respond constructively when things go wrong. It is important to establish _open and honest_ communication, and do the following:

- Apologise (**this is not an admission of liability**)
- Explain what has happened
- Notify a senior clinician
- Direct the patient and their family to the Patient Advice and Liaison Service, and advise them on the complaints procedure
- Explain to them what investigations will be carried out
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Duty of candour states that "all healthcare professionals should be open and honest with patients when treatment or care causes, or has the potential to cause, harm or distress"
A 32-year-old woman attends an appointment in the emergency surgery clinic due to persistent abdominal pain.

The patient is seen by a doctor and listed for an outpatient cholecystectomy following a review of the imaging she had the previous day.

However, it transpires that the doctor has mistakenly reviewed the imaging of a patient with the same name, having failed to check the patient's age and hospital number.

Which of the following principles is most pertinent following identification of this error?
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