Many steps make up the mile: Towards a harmonised General Consent within Switzerland

Abstract

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. This Chinese proverb comes to mind when one is considering the project of introducing a harmonised General Consent (GC) in Switzerland. Nobody knows where the journey will take us, but this much is certain – with the harmonised GC, adopted in 2019 by the university hospitals, the first step has been taken.