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Informed consent: Montgomery trumps Bolam
Author(s) -
Mansell Josephine,
Mansell Martin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.578
Subject(s) - paternalism , informed consent , law , psychology , medicine , political science , alternative medicine , pathology
The old paternalistic system, where doctors could decide what to tell patients about the risks involved in a procedure, has gone. In this article, the authors describe how the requirements around informed consent are now clearly defined and need to be heeded.