Is the scope of the physician’s duty to warn the patient about the risks associated with a medical intervention sufficiently clear?

Essay Topic

Is the scope of the physician’s duty to warn the patient about the risks associated with a medical intervention sufficiently clear?

Explain and defend your answer, taking into account how the duty has developed. If appropriate, offer suggestions as to how this area of law might be improved.

 

Essay Requirements

The essay part of the assessment for this course consists of an essay of 4,000 words. This word limit excludes footnotes and end notes, as long as these are not used to make substantive points.

The text of your essay must be formatted as 12 point Arial, with 1.5 line spacing

Reference

1. Cases

• Montgomery v Lanarkshire Hleah Board
  • https://www.gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidance/learning-materials/blog—montgomery–judgement
  • Use this as a source https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2013-0136.html
• Reibl v. Hughes
• Canterbury v Spencer https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/casebrief/p/casebrief-canterbury-v-spence