Page 108 - Registrar Orientation Manual 2016

Document reference:
1969
Effective date:
30 Mar 2010
Expiry date:
01 Jun 2013
Page:
16 of 24
Title:
Informed consent
Type:
Policy
Version:
03
Authorising initials:
9. Successindicators
by a particular relative (e.g. a spouse of the deceased).
 The immediate family has the legal right to make an informed objection to the use of tissue.
 Removal of tissue for organ donation or medical research purposes should not take place if you have concerns that the deceased may have changed their mind since recording their consent or if the immediate family objects to such removal. Contact Legal Services for advice on application of these principles.
 Tissue can be removed and used without informed consent under the Coroners Act 2006 or for criminal justice purposes.
 If the death is reportable to the Coroner, removal of organs for therapeutic purposes must not occur without the Coroner’s permission.
 Healthcare professionals appropriately assess their patient’s competence to consent to treatment or non-treatment
 Where the patient is incompetent, a legally authorised representative is identified and consent is obtained from them or an appropriate alternative mechanism for obtaining consent is utilised
 Healthcare professionals provide their patient’s with sufficient information to enable the patient to freely make an informed choice
 The patient’s consent is recorded in a signed form or in the patient’s clinical record
 In the case of children, consent is obtained from them to the extent that they are capable of providing it