Non-urgent advice: Translate video transcript
Presented by: Christopher Bull
I’m a consultant here at Bradford Teaching Hospitals and our Pain Management clinic was one of the first areas at the Trust which has moved over to digital consent.
I want to tell you about what digital consent is and why, as a Trust, we are doing this so that when you come across digital consent as part of your patient journey with us, you’ll know what to expect.
In simple terms, we need your consent to undertake an operation or procedure. This has been a paper-based process up until now, but as with many things, we are moving this to one that is now digital.
It means access to quick and clear and comprehensive guidance about your operation or procedure. It will give you time to consider, reflect and if needed to discuss with family and friends at home before giving your consent. It records everything to your digital hospital record so that we can access the most up to date information about you whenever it’s needed.
We want to do this not only to meet new national standards that the NHS is setting, but most importantly it will support our patients in making informed decisions about their treatments.
The aim is to provide a better patient experience for you, as well as an improved understanding of the decision-making process about your care and treatment. It will give more time for doctors like me to undertake clinical duties rather being caught up in endless paperwork.
It also reduces some of the risks with a paper-based system as we expect fewer errors on consent forms with improved documentation of the consent process. It minimises the chance of needing to cancel operation or procedure on the day and other delays in getting your operation or procedure done.
This really is a transformation that we’re pleased to be telling you about.
We’ve produced some more films on our digital consent microsite that will tell you more about how digital consent works, who will need to sign digital consent, as well as more information to answer your frequently asked questions
Thanks for listening.