Interns routinely seeking consent for procedures without adequate training 

Six out of 10 interns said they had felt pressured into obtaining consent from a patient on at least one occasion.

Interns are routinely involved in obtaining consent from patients without adequate training or supervision, according to a new study.

A survey of newly qualified medical graduates working as hospital interns revealed the vast majority of them had obtained consent for a procedure including ones which they had not witnessed before.