The UK GMC guidance on decision making and consent is also useful and pretty universal. Health care professionals can explain the use of their phones to the patient to confirm consent before recording data.
Decision making and consent - professional standards - GMC
https://www.gmc-uk.org/professional-standards/the-professional-standards...
Shared decision making and consent are fundamental to good medical practice.
This guidance explains that the exchange of information between medical professionals and patient is essential to good decision making. Serious harm can result if patients are not listened to, or if they are not given the information they need - and time and support to understand it - so they can make informed decisions about their care.
This guidance will support you in your conversations with your patients; and help you to be confident you’re sharing the information they need to make decisions that are right for them. By following it, it will help you make sure that you have informed consent from your patient.
It has advice on:
• What you should tell a patient when talking about risks.
• What to do if your patient doesn't want to hear information you think is relevant.
• What to do if your patient may lack capacity to make a decision
• What you should record.
HIFA profile: Richard Fitton is a retired family doctor - GP. Professional interests: Health literacy, patient partnership of trust and implementation of healthcare with professionals, family and public involvement in the prevention of modern lifestyle diseases, patients using access to professional records to overcome confidentiality barriers to care, patients as part of the policing of the use of their patient data Email address: richardpeterfitton7 AT gmail.com