Submitted on Sunday 11th May 2025
Rejected on Monday 2nd June 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
New legislation: ensure informed consent is always given to avoid patient harm.
Update the law to ensure informed consent is mandatory before ALL medical and cosmetic surgeries/procedures/treatments, and before prescriptions are written. Legislation must ensure all known risks are declared to the patient. Failure to comply resulting in needless injury must be prosecutable.
Too many patients have been denied details of serious known risks resulting in needless life altering damage. Currently we believe there is not sufficient deterrent to ensure culpability, and that medical/cosmetic organisations abuse their power by cherry picking the information given to patients. We believe that to deny a patient details of a known risk, to risk a worse outcome for a patient having a non-urgent procedure/treatment, without their consent is abhorrent. Without informed consent patients are unable to make an informed decision about their treatment.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
It is legally and ethically required that valid consent is obtained before starting a medical treatment or physical investigation on a patient. Healthcare professionals who do not adhere to this may be liable to legal action.
You can find more information here: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7abdcee5274a34770e6cdb/dh_103653__1_.pdf
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