The right to respect for autonomy - Part II

 

 

Dain van der Reyden

Nat Dip OT, BA, LLM (Med Law); Senior Lecturer - Department of Occupational Therapy, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Correspondence

 

 

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ABSTRACT

This paper, the second in a series, approaches patient autonomy from an occupational therapy practitioner perspective. The Occupational Therapy Codes of Ethics as well as the Health Professions Council Guidelines for good practice are briefly reviewed, rights identified, limitations to autonomy discussed and practical implications and explicit guidelines for practice, as relevant to different areas of practice, proposed.

Key words: Patient autonomy, ethics, legislation, patient's rights, occupational therapy

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Correspondence:
Dain Van Der Reyden
reydend@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

This paper was initially prepared as requirement for the LLM[Med Law]. The guidance of Prof J Singh [ UKZN ] is gratefully acknowledged.