usmlebuzz
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In some cases the doctor may, at their own discretion, decide to disclose information. Examples could include:
• where serious harm may occur to a third party, whether or not a criminal offence, e.g. threat of serious harm to a named person
• where a doctor believes a patient to be the victim of abuse and the patient is unable to give or withhold consent to disclose
• where, without disclosure a doctor would not be acting in the overall best interests of a child or young person who is his/her patient and
incapable of consenting to disclosure
• when, without disclosure the task of preventing or detecting a serious crime by the police would be prejudiced or delayed
• when, without disclosure the task of prosecuting a serious crime would be prejudiced or delayed (e.g. a patient tells you that he killed someone several years ago)
• where a doctor has a patient who is a health professional and has concerns over that person’s fitness to practice and posing a serious
danger to patients in his or her care
• where a doctor has concerns over a patient’s fitness to drive.
(Good Psychiatric Practice: Confidentiality [2000] Royal College of Psychiatrists)
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| Ouli Maty
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Thanks :wink:
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