In article <[log in to unmask]>, Iain L M
Hotchkies <[log in to unmask]> writes
>In message <[log in to unmask]> you wrote:
>
>> 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?
>
>I wouldn't mind if *I* was being operated on in a video.
Absolutely! If I'm ever in for an op. (not locally, they might take
advantage of a fundholder a sleep), I'd want the full video/film/tv
rights explained and handed over to me before signing any consent form.
Why should any Trust use my body for commercial gain, I think on the
street its called pimpimg.
Perhaps contracts with Trusts should now include a clause that these
rights remain the property of the patient with a cut for the GP who
makes sure the patient develops something to profit from!
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Dr.P.S.Fox, [log in to unmask]
Consett Medical Centre Fax: 01207 506077
England Tel: 01207 502266
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