My Rights as a Patient Til patienter og pårørende Vælg farve Information about your rights as a patient at hospitals in Denmark 1. Right to receive information As a patient, you have the right to be kept fully informed about your illness and treatment. This information should cover for instance: • what you are suffering from; • which medically sound forms of treatment are available; • what complications and side effects an examination or treatment may involve; • which options are available for prevention and care; • what the consequences may be if you do not wish to receive treatment. You also have the right to decline such information. Information for young people If you are aged between 15 and 18, you have the right to be informed in person about your illness and treatment. Usually, your parents should also receive this information, but a decision on how much they will be told will be made based on your individual situation. This will include considerations regarding the severity of your illness, the type of treatment and your level of maturity as well as any need to follow up treatment in your home. 2. Consent As a patient, it is up to you to decide whether an examination or treatment should go ahead, even if only one course of treatment is available. If there are any changes to your treatment, or if new information becomes available, you are entitled to receive updated information. Once again, you must give your consent for the treatment to be continued or changed. You may withdraw your consent at any time. However, in case of an immediate lifethreatening need for treatment, a doctor or another health professional may examine and treat you without your prior consent for instance if you are unconscious and therefore unable to give your consent. Consent to treatment of children As parents, you are given the option, in consultation with staff, to decide which treatment is best for your child. Almost any type of treatment and examination is put to you as a proposition, and your decision should be based on information and dialogue. Therefore, you are encouraged to ask questions regarding the consequences of the treatment as well as anything you are not sure about. Consent by young people If you are aged between 15 and 18, you have the right to make your own decisions, and you must give your own consent. However, your parents must also be involved in your decision. If you are unable to understand the full consequences of your decision, the person who is your custodial parent must decide on your behalf. It is up to the healthcare professional to assess whether or not you yourself are able to understand the situation. Consent by next of kin If a person is permanently unable to give his or her consent, for instance in certain cases of severe dementia, another person must receive information on the patient's health and make decisions on behalf of the patient. Still, the x 1/7 Materiale nr: 118756 24.02.2020
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