Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, has
said it would only release ovarian cancer patient Mayowa Ahmed, if her
family signed a consent form.
Public Relations Officer of LUTH, Mr. Kenneth
Otuneme, yesterday confirmed that the family had yet to sign a consent form for
Mayowa’s release.
He told Punch,
“Mayowa is still with us. If the family needs
a referral letter, the managing consultant would decide on that,” told Punch
“If the managing consultant wants to issue a
referral letter, he will. It is up to the family. I don’t know if the hospital
plans to release Mayowa.
“As of Friday, I have not seen Mayowa Ahmed’s
family. However, we won’t stop any family who wants to take their patient away;
all they need to do is to sign a consent form.
“If a patient’s condition is critical and the
family members decide to sign the consent form, stating that they no longer
require her to be treated at LUTH, we will release the patient.
This is the
normal practice anywhere in the world.”
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