Informed Consent: What is the test for reasonable alternative or variant treatments? – Gatehouse Chambers

Posted August 25th, 2023 in appeals, chambers articles, consent, medical treatment, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court in Montgomery imposed (or perhaps clarified) a duty to ensure that any patient is aware of the material risks involved in any recommended treatment. They also extended the duty to obtain informed consent to informing the patient of “any reasonable alternative or variant treatments.”’

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Gatehouse Chambers, 7th July 2023

Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk