Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.6

When you have received the right information to enable you to decide whether to allow someone to do something to you or for you. You should only give consent if you understand what you are being asked to agree to, what the benefits and risks might be, and what the alternatives are if you do not agree. See also capacity to consent.

Enumerations
planned: Need for informed consent is identified.
postponed: Intent to request informed consent has been postponed.
cancelled: Intent to request informed consent has been cancelled, prior to requesting consent from patient or patient's proxy.
scheduled: An appointment has been scheduled to request consent.
requested: Informed consent has been requested from the patient or patient's proxy, but no response has been received.
provided: Informed consent has been provided by the patient or patient's proxy.
not obtained: Informed consent was not obtainable from either the patient or patient's proxy.
refused: In response to a request for informed consent, it has been refused by patient or patient's proxy.
withdrawn: Following initial provision of informed consent, it has been withrawn by the patient or patient's proxy.
completed: Informed consent has been provided by the patient or patient's agent and the activity is now complete.