Montgomery (consent ruling)

Also known as: Montgomery v Lanarkshire

The UK legal standard for consent: doctors must disclose the material risks a reasonable patient in that position would want to know, not just what a body of doctors would disclose.

Montgomery makes patient-centred risk disclosure a legal requirement. In consent stations, tailoring the risks you discuss to what matters to this patient reflects the current standard.

More glossary terms

ABCDE approachA systematic method for assessing and treating an acutely unwell patient — Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure — dealing with each before moving on.
AMPLE historyA focused emergency history — Allergies, Medications, Past history, Last meal, Events — taken quickly in acute situations.
ARCPThe annual assessment that decides whether a doctor in training has met the competencies to progress to the next stage.
AVPU scaleA rapid way to grade consciousness — Alert, responds to Voice, responds to Pain, Unresponsive — used in initial assessment.

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