Nail Surgery - Consent and Legal Framework
16 May 2024
Podiatry and Foot Health Programme
There is no English statute governing consent. There is however Common Law. What constitutes consent, what is the legal test for consent and what information are you required to give the patient prior to surgery. What are the consequences of consent omission. The key principles of the mental capacity act 2005.
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