Education And Debate
needs of the living should come first
BMJ 2004; 328 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.328.7445.954 (Published 15 April 2004) Cite this as: BMJ 2004;328:954
- Suzanne Rawdon, journalist (rosy@gothere.uk.com)1
- 1Ticehurst, East Sussex TN5 7LJ
If there were any information in my family's medical history that would allow me to find out whether I was likely to get cancer and how I could minimise the risk, I would certainly want to know about it. Clinical red tape about consent and next of kin when a patient is dead seems completely unreasonable when it holds back …
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