> Absolutely! If I'm ever in for an op. I'd want the full video/film/tv
> rights explained and handed over to me before signing any consent form.
Why just video/film/tv rights?
What _I_ want to have is the full rights to all my medical records. If
Kenny Calman wants to know some fact about me for some statistical
thingy he's doing, he should have to offer me money, and I should be able
to refuse if I think the exposure not worth the premium.
If all information flows in the NHS were paid for, then most of them
would vanish (and almost all of the ethical problems would vanish too).
Of course, once records become a business asset, people will take care
of them properly - any hospital that couldn't find 15% of records for
reasons of incompetence and disorganisation (see Audit Commission report)
would get its management changed pretty quickly
Ross
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