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Confidentiality
Time to read article: 10 mins
Group instant messaging in an acute care setting
Time to read article: 4 mins
The NHS has released new guidance to help doctors, nurses and other staff safely use instant messaging during emergencies
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Ask the expert: Is a patient’s son entitled to access his mother’s confidential information?
Time to read article: 2 mins
Is the patient’s son entitled to access his mother’s confidential information? Where a patient lacks capacity clinicians should consider what action is in the patient’s best interests.
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Ask the expert: Are we obliged to facilitate a request for CCTV footage of the practice car park?
Time to read article: 2 mins
Are we obliged to facilitate a request for CCTV footage of the practice car park? You need to consider the confidentiality of other patients. Dr Rachel Birch, medicolegal consultant, answers a member’s query.
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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Time to read article: 16 mins
From 25 May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (1) will come into force and will have a direct effect in every EU country.
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Articles and features
09/01/2018
Can I disclose information to the police?
Can I disclose information to the police?
Time to read article: 2 mins
Being approached by the police can pose a dilemma: as a clinician, you have your own professional obligations. Dr Marika Davies, senior medicolegal adviser at Medical Protection, provides some clarity
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Articles and features
30/08/2017
Consent and young people
Consent and young people
Time to read article: 5 mins
Dr Hajra Siraj, GP registrar in London, shares a tricky case around assessing the competence of young people.
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General confidentiality principles as advised by medical defence organisations
Time to read article: 2 mins
All doctors know that maintaining confidentiality is an important part of building up trust with patients. Here, Dr Stephanie Bown examines the medicolegal aspects of confidentiality
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Probity
Time to read article: 2 mins
Good Medical Practice advises doctors that they must be honest and trustworthy when signing forms, reports and other documents. It also requires doctors to make sure that any documents they write or sign are not false or misleading
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