Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Patient Experience of Consent for Cancer Surgery in Light of Recent Changes to UK Law- a Questionnaire Study

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Patient Experience of Consent for Cancer Surgery in Light of Recent Changes to UK Law- a Questionnaire Study

Official Title: Audit of Informed Consent of Patients Undergoing Surgery

Study ID: NCT04024189

Conditions

Patient Satisfaction

Interventions

Survey

Study Description

Brief Summary: Since the 2015 Montgomery vs Lanarkshire Health Board ruling, the consent process in the UK has had to change. In practice, this means that doctors must ask themselves whether the patient knows about the material risks of the treatment being proposed, alternatives to the treatment, and whether reasonable care has been taken to ensure the patient actually knows this. This study aims to determine patients' perspectives of consent for major cancer surgery in light of the Lanarkshire ruling.

Detailed Description: A patient satisfaction survey was administered to patients who had undergone urological, gynaecological, colorectal, and plastic surgical procedures at a specialised cancer centre where changes to consent processes in light of the Lanarkshire ruling had been implemented.