Shared Insights: 10 years on from Montgomery - Shared decision making and consent
It is now 10 years since the landmark ruling of the Supreme Court in Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board, a decision which aligned the law with the GMC Guidance on consent. However, practice on shared decision making varies and innovations leading to new and different ways of delivering clinical care, such as the increased use of remote consultations, raise potential challenges in ensuring patients are informed of material risks and reasonable alternative treatment options.
This session will focus on the law on consent as it applies to patients who have capacity and will also explore some of the practical challenges which can arise and strategies to support staff and facilitate effective shared decision making.
The session will be chaired by Amelia Newbold, Risk Management Lead at Browne Jacobson. We are also delighted to be joined by:
- Nadine Montgomery Allam who will share her experiences as a patient and ten years on, reflect on the changes brought about by her claim.
- Nigel Wood will provide a summary of the law on consent, including recent case-law and some of the common pitfalls seen in the clinical negligence claims and inquests we deal with.
- We will also hear from clinicians with practical experience of dealing with some of the challenges in taking informed consent and share best practice and practical hints and tips for doing so.
Delegates will have the opportunity to share examples of best practice and put questions to the speakers as part of this discussion.
Our in-person and online events are designed exclusively for clients and targets. As such, we reserve the right to cancel bookings. If you’d like to speak to a member of the team regarding your attendance, please contact us.
Our speakers
Amelia Newbold
Risk Management Lead
Nigel Wood
Legal Director
Key contact
Nicola Evans
Partner
Nicola.Evans@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)330 045 2962
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