Consent to Medical Treatment
Commons · Question 114544 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of informed consent guidance in protecting NHS clinicians from subsequent legal challenge where animal-derived ingredients are used in medicines or treat
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 2 Mar 2026
No assessment has been made of the adequacy of informed consent guidance in protecting National Health Service clinicians from subsequent legal challenge where animal-derived ingredients are used in medicines or treatments without explicit disclosure.