Singapore, Dec. 10 -- I refer to the recommendations of the workgroup set up to review informed consent and disciplinary proceedings (Doctors to get guidelines on what to tell patients, Dec 4).
The past decade has seen great changes in the way medicine is practised in Singapore, not just in medical care and the training system, but also the sociological changes brought on by technological advances.
Social media, videos and photos of healthcare professionals taken without consent, unchecked online complaints and recent high-profile cases have severely eroded the doctor-patient relationship.
Why is the doctor-patient relationship so special?
Because my patient is not my customer, my friend or my enemy. I have a duty of care to my pati...