Paul Caldwell wrote
> Subject: VIDEOING OPS.
> A company has been flogging a video of NHS operations. Apparently the
> R.Coll.Surgs. has stated that "it is normal practice not to ask patients
> permission before videoing their op. if they cannot be identified in it and it
> is used for medical teaching only of students or post-grads." Is this ethical
> or acceptable?
> Paul Caldwell
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As an occasional patient I would say this is neither ethical nor
acceptable. In general I would be prpared to have such material used
for teaching purposes, and for this purpose I would be quite
prepared to be identified. But publication for a prurient public,
and/or the personal gain of medical practitioners (which may or may
not be the situation in this particular case, the reports are
conflicting) I regard as quite indefensible.
Mike Wells
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