Talk:Second opinion

Necessary??
is this article notable or even Necessary? I mean, Second opinion? obviously is the one that follows the first one Damn, this encyclopedia is getting pretty stupid with this kind of articles--Josecarlos1991 (talk) 20:27, 10 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Being "stupid" in one person's views does not disqualify an article. This article is well-sourced, meeting the criteria for it to qualify. Tatterfly (talk) 21:51, 10 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I've slightly expanded it and removed some promotional content. I think it needs some attention to legal matters. -- Trevj (talk · contribs) 15:30, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Legal Standing of right to a Second opinion
1) For the little that it's worth, I have seen various sources of information that indicate there is no automatic right to a Second Medical Opinion. According to a Rethink (a Mental Health charity) document which can be found by searching for “Rights_In_Relation_To_NHS_Treatment_Factsheet-1.pdf”, currently found at www.rethink.org/document.rm?id=702, there is no automatic right to a Second Opinion.  I believe the NHS website says this also, though I do not have the precise link.  I have never seen a specific case or item of legislation cited in order to verify whether this assertion is actually true.  A link to case law would be good.

I also note that there is talk (in the UK) of formally codifying, within a UK “Bill of Rights”, the right to a Second Opinion.

22:12, 2 August 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by AnInformedDude (talk • contribs)