Valid consent to medical treatment

Cave, Emma

Abstract

When consent to medical treatment is described as ‘valid’, it might simply mean that it has a sound basis, or it could mean that it is legally valid. Where the two meanings are regularly interchanged, however, it can lead to aspects of the sound basis or the legal requirements being neglected. This article looks at how the term is used in a range of guidance on consent to treatment and argues for consistency.

Citation

Cave, E. (2021). Valid consent to medical treatment. Journal of Medical Ethics, 47(12), Article e31. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2020-106287

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 15, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Jun 23, 2020
• Publication Date: Nov 29, 2021
• Deposit Date: May 17, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 26, 2021
• Journal: Journal of Medical Ethics
• Print ISSN: 0306-6800
• Electronic ISSN: 1473-4257
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 12
• Article Number: e31
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2020-106287
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1270634