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<blockquote data-quote="kitedoc" data-source="post: 1837556" data-attributes="member: 468714"><p>One thing you may need to do is<strong> take you mum to the GP</strong> and <strong>request that she be assessed to see, given her state of ill-health, whether she has the capacity to give her own informed consent to treatment and indeed to the planned surgery in September.</strong> </p><p>Also one assumes that her GP has<strong> her weight on record </strong>so that a comparison and thus <strong>estimate of her weight loss </strong>can be made.</p><p>I am uncertain <strong>what training GPs </strong>in various countries get <strong>in assessing a patient's decision-making capacity </strong>and, if there is uncertainty that a GP can do this, presumably <strong>a specialist such as a geriatric specialist or psychiatrist</strong> may be able to perform such an assessment. <strong>The GMC have guidelines about such procedures under their Consent guidelines.</strong></p><p>The point is that <strong><em>if</em></strong> <strong><em>your mum is too unwell she may require a substitute decision-maker to assist her in making decisions</em></strong>,. and hopefully this need of her GP to focus on her health such as weight loss etc will prompt closer attention to her medical needs including her surgical needs. Also it may then dawn on her GP that ill-health left unchecked may delay her surgery further.</p><p>Best Wishes for your mum and your fight to see her health needs met appropriately.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kitedoc, post: 1837556, member: 468714"] One thing you may need to do is[B] take you mum to the GP[/B] and [B]request that she be assessed to see, given her state of ill-health, whether she has the capacity to give her own informed consent to treatment and indeed to the planned surgery in September.[/B] Also one assumes that her GP has[B] her weight on record [/B]so that a comparison and thus [B]estimate of her weight loss [/B]can be made. I am uncertain [B]what training GPs [/B]in various countries get [B]in assessing a patient's decision-making capacity [/B]and, if there is uncertainty that a GP can do this, presumably [B]a specialist such as a geriatric specialist or psychiatrist[/B] may be able to perform such an assessment. [B]The GMC have guidelines about such procedures under their Consent guidelines.[/B] The point is that [B][I]if[/I][/B] [B][I]your mum is too unwell she may require a substitute decision-maker to assist her in making decisions[/I][/B],. and hopefully this need of her GP to focus on her health such as weight loss etc will prompt closer attention to her medical needs including her surgical needs. Also it may then dawn on her GP that ill-health left unchecked may delay her surgery further. Best Wishes for your mum and your fight to see her health needs met appropriately. [/QUOTE]
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