BRIS-26
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
Provide comprehensive information on risks, alternatives, and outcomes for informed patient consent
Recommendation
As part of the process of obtaining consent, except when they have indicated otherwise, patients should be given sufficient information about what is to take place, the risks, uncertainties, and possible negative consequences of the proposed treatment, about any alternatives and about the likely outcome, to enable them to make a choice about how to proceed.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence detailing policy or guidance that explicitly mandates providing patients with sufficient information, including risks, uncertainties, alternatives, and likely outcomes, to enable informed choices during the consent process, has been identified in the provided official sources. The most recent evidence would be over 20 years old, given the likely age of the inquiry.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 18 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
This recommendation asks for cultural or behavioural change, which is difficult to verify objectively. The assessment is based on policy commitments, not measured outcomes.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
24.7 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates