title: Should practitioners override patient choices?
abstract: Patients sometimes decline health interventions, even if this puts them at risk of illness or injury. In such situations, health professionals must decide whether it is ethical to deny the patient's choice. This article presents a case scenario in which a patient declines hospital admission, and key arguments in favour of accepting or denying this choice.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bedford
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D010358:Patient Participation; D006113:United Kingdom