The Ministry of Health (MOH), in collaboration with the Saudi Patient Safety Center, has issued the Saudi Guidelines for Informed Consent, which will contribute significantly to preserving the patient and family rights on the one hand, and the healthcare practitioner and provider on the other hand. This come as a part of MOH endeavors to improve the experience of beneficiaries of the health services and to raise the level of their satisfaction, as well as empowering and engaging patients in the medical plan, in line with the Kingdom Vision 2030.
Many medical procedures require engaging patient, his guardian or representative in the health decision-making related to their health status, the matter which helps finding final solutions; thus contributing to raising patients satisfaction with the health services and improving the quality in different health fields in the Kingdom.