Setting the recording straight

With more and more patients asking their doctors if they can record their clinical consultation, Dr Muiris Houston has some advice on the stand medics should take when faced with this brave new digital world dilemma More and more of us have been asked by patients, can I record this consultation? The question is guaranteed to induce a frisson of anxiety among most doctors. Why do they want to do this? Are they planning to sue me? But at least with an upfront request you know where you stand. Do you ever worry a patient might record the visit without…