title: AAGBI: Consent for anaesthesia 2017: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland.
abstract: Previous guidelines on consent for anaesthesia were issued by the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland in 1999 and revised in 2006. The following guidelines have been produced in response to the changing ethical and legal background against which anaesthetists, and also intensivists and pain specialists, currently work, while retaining the key principles of respect for patients' autonomy and the need to provide adequate information. The main points of difference between the relevant legal frameworks in England and Wales and Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are also highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital/Imperial College London, AAGBI Board of Directors (Working Party Chair from July 2015), London, UK.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Yentis
authors.affiliation: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, AAGBI (to Sept 2016; Working Party Chair to July 2015), London, UK.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hartle
authors.affiliation: Imperial Rotation, London, UK.
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.affiliation: AAGBI Board of Directors, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, Norwich, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.affiliation: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Bogod
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham, Royal College of Anaesthetists (to Feb. 2016), Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Clutton-Brock
authors.affiliation: University of Manchester, King's College London, 39 Essex Chambers, London, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruck Keene
authors.affiliation: AAGBI Group of Anaesthetists in Training (GAT) Committee, Manchester Rotation, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leifer
authors.affiliation: AAGBI Board of Directors.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Naughton
authors.affiliation: AAGBI GAT Committee, Birmingham School of Anaesthesia, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Plunkett
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D030881:Disclosure / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D007494:Ireland; D016743:Mental Competency; D010358:Patient Participation; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: anaesthesia; assessment; consent; medicolegal; pre-operative