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Radio 4,2 mins

When is a lie not a lie?

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How much truth is in the best interests of a patient when discussing their prognosis? Palliative care consultant, Rob George, teases out the complex issues of truth-telling and also goes into the broader issues of morality in the shady world of tact, sensitivity and out and out lying.

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