Obtaining consent for an operation
Here, in a piece written for the Student BMJ, read about the key components of a good consent process
Paper: Improving surgical consent by using electronic procedure-specific forms (econsent)
Can using electronic, procedure-specific consent forms reduce errors?
Montgomery fallout
The Montgomery judgement brought significant change, but equally interesting has been how the courts have subsequently been applying these new principles…
Doctors’ duty in obtaining informed consent
A very significant change in the law took place in March 2015 which has serious implications for doctors discussing options for treatment with patients and obtaining consent…
Paper: Surgical consent - the world’s largest Chinese whisper?
Is it time for the traditional consent process to give way to a new evidence-based gold standard?