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Patient consent is a barrier to training junior doctors on the job – a rule change is needed
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A researcher argues that New Zealand's requirement for explicit patient consent to have junior doctors or medical students present during treatment is an impediment to medical training and should be reconsidered, citing international practice and the country's doctor shortage.
Patient consent is a barrier to training junior doctors on the job – a rule change is needed
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New Zealand is facing a critical shortage of doctors, both in hospitals and general practice.
In my recent research, I argue a strict requirement for patient consent to train junior doctors is one of a number of impediments to medical training.
New Zealand is an outlier in requiring patient consent for medical students or junior doctors to be present during treatment or surgery as part of their ongoing training.
Internationally, there is consensus around patient consent for medica
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