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HIS consent to treatment form template

A consent to treatment form for clinics regulated by HIS, recording what the patient was told as well as what they signed. Read it in full below, and take the editable version by email.

Updated . Mapped to HIS's published framework1.

FRM-CON-01Consent form

Templatev1.0, HIS edition

[Clinic name]

Controlled document

[Address]
[Registration or licence number]

Document
Consent to treatment form
Reference
FRM-CON-01
Version
1.0
Owner
[Name, role]
Approved by
[Clinical lead]
Effective from
[Date]
Next review
[Date]
Regulator
Healthcare Improvement Scotland

Consent to treatment form

1About this form

  1. 1.1This form records the patient's consent to the treatment named below, and the information they were given before they agreed.
  2. 1.2Consent is a conversation before it is a signature, so the clinician records what was discussed, in a language the patient understands.

2The patient

Full name
Date of birth
Record number
Language used
Interpreter, if used

3The treatment

Treatment or procedure
Intended benefit
Clinician
[Name, registration number]
Cost, if any

4What was explained

  • The nature of the treatment and what it involves.
  • The serious and frequent risks, including [specific risks].
  • The alternatives, including no treatment.
  • The aftercare, and who to contact if something goes wrong.
  • That the patient may withdraw consent at any time before the treatment.
  • Any use of software or AI in recording the consultation, and how the record is kept.

5The patient's agreement

  1. 5.1I have read this form or had it read to me, my questions have been answered, and I agree to the treatment described.
Patient signature
Date and time
Person with parental responsibility or legal authority, if any

6The clinician's confirmation

  1. 6.1I have explained the treatment, its risks and its alternatives, and I believe the patient understands and has capacity to decide.
Clinician signature
Date and time

7Revisiting consent

  1. 7.1Consent is confirmed again on the day of treatment, and recorded in the note.
  2. 7.2A copy of this form is kept on the patient's record, where it can be shown at an HIS inspection.

8Where this sits in the HIS framework

  • DirectionPerson-centred planning and care
  • ResultsDignity and respect

AAppendix, Aesthetic consultation and consent record

  1. A.1Patient reference ______ Date and time of consultation ______
  2. A.2Prescriber ______ Registration body and number ______
  3. A.3Medical history, medicines, GP ______
  4. A.4What the patient wants ______ What was advised ______
  5. A.5Risks, side effects and alternatives discussed ______
  6. A.6Price quoted ______ Unlicensed or off-label use explained ______
  7. A.7Date of treatment ______ Same day, patient's choice recorded ______
  8. A.8Consent signed by patient ______ and practitioner ______ on ______
  9. A.9Product ______ Dose ______ Batch ______ Expiry ______
  10. A.10Injection sites recorded ______ Aftercare given ______

Awaiting sign-off

[Name]

[Role], [registration number]

Signed [date], [time]

Questions

Has HIS approved this consent to treatment form?

No. HIS does not approve templates or software. This template is built from HIS's own published standards and our guides, and your clinic adapts it, signs it off and owns it.

Can we use it as it is?

Use it as a starting point. Replace every part in square brackets with your clinic's own details, check it against your services, and have your clinical lead sign it off before it is used.

How do we get the editable version?

Enter your work email on this page and we send the editable document. The full template is on this page to read before you ask.

wai keeps this current, versioned and signed off for you.

See the signed record behind this consent form on your own clinic, in a 15 minute video call.

Sources

  1. 1Healthcare Improvement Scotland, 2022Quality Assurance Framework, September 2022Read source

This is a template, not legal advice. HIS does not approve templates or software, wai included.