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Professor Pier Manucci wrote in The Lancet that desmopressin could be "a promising pharmacological alternative to plasma concentrates in the management of some patients with haemophilia and vWd."

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The BMA published a revised ethics handbook - Philosophy & Practice of Medical Ethics. This discussed consent, and the underlying ethical principles, in more detail than previous handbooks.

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The British Medical Association published guidance entitled Medical Ethics which described the relationship between a doctor and their patient "as that of absolute confidence and mutual respect."

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The BMA published its Handbook of Medical Ethics which expressly addressed consent to treatment: "Consent is valid when freely given if the patient understands the nature and consequences of what is proposed. Assumed consent or consent obtained by undue influence is valueless."

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An amended version of the Handbook of Medical Ethics was published and added regarding consent that "Doctors offer advice but it is the patient who decides whether or not to accept the advice.

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Medical Ethics Today: Its Practice and Philosophy referred to the relationship between doctor and patient as: "based on the concept of partnership and collaborative effort...the basic premise is that treatment is undertaken as a result of patients being actively involved in deciding what is to be done to them".

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The Medical Defence Union's guidance on Consent to Operative Treatment noted that the patient "should be given a fair and reasonable explanation, in non-technical language, of the effect and nature of the operation...If the operation contemplated carries special risks, which are probably unknown to the patient, he should, as a general rule, be informed of these risks".

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The Medical Defence Union's memorandum Consent To Treatment began with a quotation from a 1912 decision by the US courts: "No amount of professional skill can justify the substitution of the will of the surgeon for that of his patient".

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The GMC published its first specific guidance on consent in November 1998: Seeking patients' consent: the ethical considerations.

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The Expert Report to the Infected Blood Inquiry on Medical Ethics described the principle of autonomy regarding the patient's consent.

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A booklet produced by the Medical Defence Union ("MDU") in or around 1953 explained that: "It is not sufficiently widely known by practitioners that, in law, consent must be given by a patient before an examination can be conducted or treatment administered".

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The NHS management executive published guidance on consent for examination of treatment, regarding a patient's rights, the health professional's role, and consent by patients suffering from a mental disorder.

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To ensure consistency across the UK in the area of patient consent, the Scottish Office produced a guide to consent for examination or treatment, which mirrored the Department of Health's guide regarding a patient's rights, the health professional's role, and consent by patients suffering from a mental disorder.

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The General Medical Council provided guidance on professional standards and ethics for doctors, in relation to decision making and consent.

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Ian Kennedy presented 'Lecture 4: If I Were You, Mrs B' on Radio 4, highlighting the need for good consent practices by doctors.

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The 47th General Assembly amended the World Medical Association's 'Declaration of Lisbon on The Rights of the Patient'.

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The World Medical Association introduced the World Medical Association's 'Declaration of Lisbon On The Rights of Patients'

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The General Medical Council updated their guidance on professional standards and ethics for doctors, in relation to decision making and consent.

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An article in the Lancet described Dr James Blundell's discovery of how to transfuse blood and the process which he repeated after his initial success.

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In an article in the Lancet Samuel Lane recorded the first successful case of blood transfusion in a boy with haemophilia who was dying from haemorrhage after a surgical operation. He was advised by Dr Blundell.

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