A 68-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and ischaemic heart disease offers you a pair of tickets to an expensive football ...

Question

A 68-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and ischaemic heart disease offers you a pair of tickets to an expensive football match to thank you for your care. The tickets are worth several hundred pounds. What is the most appropriate response?

Accepted Answer

Politely decline the gift and explain you cannot accept expensive personal gifts from patients

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Accept the tickets as a personal gift and document it in the notes

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Accept the gift on behalf of the team and share the tickets among staff

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Sell the tickets and donate the money to charity without telling the patient

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Accept the gift but ensure future colleagues manage his care

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Gifts and conflicts of interest

A 68-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and ischaemic heart disease offers you a pair of tickets to an expensive football match to thank you for your care. The tickets are worth several hundred pounds. What is the most appropriate response?