Our consent forms run long. We have been told, sometimes briskly, that the legal minimum would be a quarter the length. We know.
The length is the point. We are not reaching for the signature. We are reaching for the moment a patient sets the page down and says, “Actually, I'd like to wait.” That moment is the most professionally satisfying one we have.
If you sign and proceed, we are equally pleased. We will have done it together.