Sidaway v Board of Governors of the Bethlem Royal Hospital
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Sidaway v Board of Governors of the Bethlem Royal Hospital
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Sidaway v Board of Governors of the Bethlem Royal Hospital [1985] AC 871 is an important House of Lords case in English tort law, specifically medical negligence, concerning the duty of a surgeon to inform a patient of the risks before undergoing an operation. It has largely been overturned by Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board, which determined that there is a duty on doctors to take reasonable care to ensure that a patient is aware of material risks inherent in treatment.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidaway_v_Board_of_Governors_of_the_Bethlem_Royal_Hospital
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2008-02-03T16:33:45Z
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2024-09-12T13:28:17Z
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