Patient consent in the UK

摘要

After a landmark ruling In the case of Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board at the UK Supreme Court in March 2015, patients must now be given information about any risks associated with their treatment for their consent to be legally valid. This means information that would enable the patient to make an informed decision should not be selective, even if a healthcare professional believes this is a reasonable judgement based on guidance from their professional body, or what a 'reasonable patient' needs to know.