3.5 establish and maintain partnership with patients

Surgeons must establish and maintain effective relationships with patients and, where appropriate, with their supporters. Before surgery, surgeons should strive to have an honest and sensitive discussion with patients about their options for treatment that leads to informed and deliberate consent. They should reflect on their patients’ feedback about the care they received, and act appropriately and promptly when harm has occurred. In addition to the standards of Good Medical Practice, you should:

• 3.5.1 Consent
• 3.5.2 Preoperative checks
• 3.5.3 Patient feedback
• 3.5.4 Responding to harm and duty of candour