The first time a patient offers you a gift, consider the pros and cons of accepting

+Practice

In print

FIRST TIME

The first time a patient offers you a gift, consider the pros and cons of accepting

12 May 2021

Jo Scott-Jones

Wednesday 12 May 2021, 12:30 AM

The gift of a jar of English Marmite came as an unexpected surprise

GP Jo Scott-Jones says it is important to understand the motivation behind a gift, and highlights some features of gift-giving to be aware of

Keypoints, It is unprofessional to encourage patients to give gifts that will benefit you, but a small gift may be accepted if it would be offensive to reject it, Pract Green w Pale Yellow

Medicolegal

References

Medical Council of New Zealand. Good Medical Practice. December 2016. tinyurl.com/GoodMedPractice
Health and Disability Commissioner. Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights. tinyurl.com/CodeOfRights
Waikato DHB. Receiving and Giving of Gifts. February 2016. tinyurl.com/WaikatoDHBGifts

How to Treat

Obesity is a chronic, relapsing, neurobehavioural disease with metabolic, biomechanical and psychosocial health consequences. Assessing and treating obesity is a common requirement in primary care consultations. Even when changes are gradual, small and stepwise, they can have long-lasting positive effects. This article by Ole Schmiedel provides evidence-based tools for the successful management of people with obesity

Wednesday 6 July 2022, 12:45 AM

Hosted content

Awareness of Falls Risk Helps Seniors to Retain Their Independence

The ability to live independently is highly valued by seniors.¹ Much of that independence, which is critical to the mental health and wellbeing of older adults, comes from living in their own home

Supplied by St John

Friday 1 April 2022, 06:00 AM

2 minutes to Read