RCOG: The impact of the Montgomery ruling (2016)

Summary

This article, published by the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG), talks about the 2015 Supreme Court decision on Montgomery vs NHS Lanarkshire. The Ruling has significant implications for doctor–patient communications, information sharing and informed consent.

Since the ruling, the College leadership has been meeting with medico-legal experts to fully understand the impact on the profession and to determine the RCOG’s role in supporting our members to work within a shared decision-making model.