Increasing concern about clinical negligence demands the provision of more detailed patient information about the complications and risks of treatment and agreement of patients. This concise practical guide provides doctors and nurses with the appropriate information needed to ensure that the patients have the knowledge to give informed consent.

Patrick Hutt, Iona Heath, Roger Neighbour

Introduction. Some characters. Behind every book. A biographical sketch. Medical reasoning. Changing reality. Written words prescribed. Wider than Widgery. Dissecting Widgery. Concluding a radical life.