Angela Coulter is a distinguished medical sociologist and epidemiologist whose opinions
and observations are valued highly by those in the business of formulating governmental …

JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE Volume 95 December 2002 staff; we
held regular whole-team meetings to consider clinical policies; patients had access to their …

The concept ofpaternalism on the one hand or patient autonomy on the other are polarized
extremes which seem to have more to do with media hyperbole than the real world of clinical …

In recent years, the triumph of autonomy has made paternalist interventions increasingly
problematic. The value of a patient's right to self-determination and the practice of informed …

People vary. Every reasonably sensitive and understanding doctor soon discovers that
some patients want to hear about risks and options and also to take part in difficult decisions …

There is no king in Mediland. Despite Alice's yearning—and she speaks for millions who
seek simple solutions to complex problems—there probably never will be, as long as we …

Paternalism can be briefly described as interference with choices or actions, which is
targeted against the will but for the own good of the person interfered with. For a while …

Ifirst heard of Angela Coulter as being a member of the G10 group on innovation and the
provision of medicines. How did I and others working with patient organisations feel? Put …

Medicine constantly holds the tensions of contrasts. Of life and of death. Of fighting and of
folding. Of truth and of deceit. Herein lies the art of medicine. Holding the balance of the …

All illness represents a state of diminished autonomy and therefore the doctor-patient
relationship necessarily and justifiably involves a degree of medical paternalism argues the …