Global InformationSidaway v Board of Governors of the Bethlem Royal Hospital information
| Sidaway v Board of Governors of the Bethlem Royal Hospital | |
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| Court | House of Lords |
| Citation(s) | [1985] AC 871 |
| Keywords | |
| Informed consent | |
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.