Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 114544
Consent to Medical Treatment
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Question
Dr Scott Arthur
Labour — Edinburgh South West
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
Dr Zubir AhmedNo 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.