Abstract
The law on consent is continuously evolving as there is no statue in British law relating to consent. Instead this relies on common or case law. The recent case of Montgomery vs NHS Lanarkshire has change the consent law with relation to the disclosure of information. It is now recommended that we as surgeons should disclose risks that an average patient would want to know. In modern surgical practice consent should be viewed as a continuous process involving an honest and open discussion and should take into consideration the patient's rights, values and choices.
Highlights
Background/Introduction The law on consent is continuously evolving as there is no statue in British law relating to consent
We retrospectively examined the clinic letters, consent forms and case notes for patients undergoing surgery in the thoracic department over a 2 week period in May 2015
Important to document the discussion with the patient in the clinic letters as well as consent forms, to prevent litigation in the current legal climate. This audit demonstrates that 42% case notes and consent forms do not have any written documentation of risk disclosure
Summary
Background/Introduction The law on consent is continuously evolving as there is no statue in British law relating to consent. An Audit on Consent- Risk Disclosure in Thoracic Surgery Sparsh Prasher*, Laura Castle, Michael Klimatsidas, Zahid Mahmood From World Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons 25th Anniversary Congress, Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK.
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