Can you breach a patient’s confidentiality if you believe they pose a risk to others?
Marika Davies
Abstract
Marika Davies
Abstract
Doctors have a duty of confidentiality to their patients, but they also have a wider duty to protect the health of the public. Marika Davies explains the GMC’s updated guidance on confidentiality
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Doctors have a duty of confidentiality to their patients, but they also have a wider duty to protect the health of the public. Marika Davies explains the GMC’s updated guidance on confidentiality
Key concepts: Confidentiality, Duty, Patient confidentiality, Duty to warn, Internet privacy, Computer security, Duty to protect, Medicine