SNOW v ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

[2023] Med LR 143

KING'S BENCH DIVISION

Before HHJ Roberts

New surgical procedure - Departure from NICE guidelines - Whether patient should have been informed of surgeons' limited experience - Whether fully informed consent was obtained - Whether the claimant would have undergone the same operation if properly consented - Whether the claimant would have suffered the same injury in any event - Whether claimant's refusal to undergo another operation was a failure to mitigate loss.