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Ignoring the issue of consent forms almost always covering “and anything else needed” type of clause, I am struck by one thing. It is almost impossible to do a colonoscopy on a patient who has not had a prep. If you were simply NPO after midnight, your colon would be full of stool and not able to be instrumented. The only exception would be if you had not eaten in some time, which would likely give reason to do the exam, and it likely would be on the consent form.

Read all 3 good answers and adding few from personal experience. I worked in London NHS (National Health Service) Gastrointestinal Unit for 14 years before relocating to India.In U.K, coordinated care is a norm, electively individuals visit their G.P’s, who are the referral medium to specialists or super-specialists.Whereas in my country India, Coordination is literally non existent at first appointment. Referral system is weak, anybody can see any specialists. Therefore there is gap in patient treatment plan.NHS Consultants get weekend off, unless on-call. Saturday is a working day in India.Therefore the contracted hours is 40 per week and 48hours and more in India.Weekend break is very refreshing.Foreign doctors tend to have life beyond work, they travel or have a hobby. Whereas we are very extremely over committed about our work.In India, doctors are available 24/7, there is hardly any privacy. Unlike in U.K, doctors have a general number at work and personal number are personal.Foreign or UK trained doctors have to be very experienced to find a good package job opportunity, whereas Indian doctors have good demand overseas.The recent scheme launched is recruiting Indian doctors to plug gaps in NHS departments.Indian doctors have to undergo GMC (General Medical Council is a governing body)performance assessments within the NHS ,therefore most of them suffer from an inherent bias. In simple terms, Indian doctors more likely to face investigations.Patient consent is important issue within the NHS, Each and every detail of the procedure has to be explained to the patient.The consent form bears a lot of weight. But in India, consent form is just a paper and the doctor explains only top of iceberg.Indian doctors struggle to cope with cold weather, therefore working while ill is very common and most of the team is affected by the contagious bug. We hesitate to take leave, whereas foreign doctors understand spread of infection and take sick leave when required.Depending on the contract of employment, pay scales are decided on Bands no matter which speciality.For example, A Public Health Consultant is as same band as a Cardiac Surgeon.There is less room for competition. But a Consultant Cardiac Surgeon can have private clinics.Foreign doctors take Time seriously, it is like code, coming late is a sign of rude, I am not mentioning anything about Time concept amongst Indian doctors( too embarrassing!)In India, Doctors are pies but in NHS they are just slice of a pie.

Dr. Phil is not a licensed Psychologist, yet misleads the public into thinking he is.Psychologists have a legal and moral obligation to abide by the ethical guidelines of their patients. This includes confidentiality and protection from harm.I’ve seen many clips from this man and was left disappointed. How could a person who was once a Psychologist share a patient’s problems with the world and in a way that is simply embarrassing and unhelpful?I’m sure that the clients sign a consent form before entering the show, however, I’m curious to see what that consent form entails. Does it include…“We’re going to create an overly-dramatic clip emphasizing how much of a disgusting human being you are?”Yes guests are able to make their own decision but what frustrates me is how a man with a PhD in Clinical Psychology encourages his clients to speak about their issues in public, which could do more harm than good to their mental well-being.In one clip, a man named Ty Beeson appeared on the show to discuss his show Bumfights. Ty walks in the streets in search of homeless people. He asks homeless people to engage in violent behavior for the camera and as a reward, money is granted. We can agree that the show is vile.Dr. Phil played his clip to the public and as soon as Ty enters, Dr. Phil says, “I don’t want to talk to you.” The security guards enter and Ty is escorted out of the building saying,“If you think I exploit people, every time you bring a guest on this show, you exploit them and spread whatever problems they have to the whole world. You think that’s helping them?”He has a point. Dr. Phil clearly knew about the man before it was aired so why did he allow him to come on the show, only to kick him out?A Psychologist is meant to listen to the patient with an open mind no matter how ludicrous the issue may be. But the fact is, Dr. Phil dismisses a client’s dignity for a large sum of money, making it clear that his priorities are in his wallet and not upholding the moral standards of therapy.Dr. Phil is not a licensed Psychologist. His ‘therapy’ is not therapy. His ‘advice’ isn’t great. Some of his views are problematic.Please take his show with a grain of salt.Image Source:'Dr. Phil' Renewed Through 2017Google Image Result for https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6QY9PLbXXk4/hqdefault.jpg