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Consent
The 2000 NHS Plan pledges that proper consent must be sought from all NHS patients and research subjects. To achieve this goal, the Department set up the Good Practice in Consent initiative and enlisted an advisory group made up of patient representatives, carers, clinicians, academics and NHS managers. The initiative, the work of the advisory group and good consent practice.
The NHS Plan promised a review of consent procedures to ensure that good practice in seeking consent for both treatment and research is in place throughout the NHS. This work is being taken forward through the "Good practice in consent initiative", supported by an Advisory Group made up of representatives of patients and carers, clinicians, academics and NHS managers. The Plan recognised that a change of culture would be required to ensure that patients become informed partners in their own care. Legally, the same principles apply to consent in research practice as in clinical practice.
Health professionals' frequently asked questions about the issue of consent.
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