title: Are you prepared to be their advocate? Issues in patient advocacy.
abstract: Patient advocacy is fraught with legal, ethical and professional difficulties. This article describes some of the advocacy issues that are likely to be encountered in a palliative care setting, and shows how decision-making must reflect legal and ethical considerations.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cahill
mesh_terms: D026686:Beneficence; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D030881:Disclosure; D034723:Double Effect Principle; D004989:Ethics; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D028681:Moral Obligations; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D028701:Patient Rights; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D012945:Social Values; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D035502:Trust; D006113:United Kingdom