title: [The 'person of trust' provision].
abstract: During any stay in hospital, the patient must be asked to name a person of trust. This person can accompany the patient during medical consultations and act as their voice if they are no longer capable of speaking, although they are not able to give consent on their behalf.
authors.affiliation: Unité de court séjour gériatrique, Centre hospitalier universitaire Ambroise Paré (AP-HP), Laboratoire d'éthique médicale, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris. sophie.moulias@apr.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moulias
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005602:France; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D019727:Proxy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*