Therefore, it follows that the wishes of the family take the pace of those of
the patient’s right to know is all but ignored.
スラッシュは構文、接続詞の後、カンマに入れます。
Therefore,/ it follows that /the wishes of the family take the pace of those of the patient/ and the doctor’s will comes before the patient’s right to know,/ and the patient’s right to know is all but ignored.