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General Medical Council - Public and patient event on confidentiality
Henstaff Court Business Centre, Groesfaen, Nr Cardiff CF72 8NG
To book a place contact the Wales Office on 02920 504060
The public and patients in Wales are invited to attend a discussion session hosted by the General Medical Council Wales on the implications of the new guidance and what it could mean for you. The type of issues which are covered by the guidance are:
- Sharing information with those close to the patient: What information should doctors share with those close to a patient? Can they discuss concerns that those close to a patient may have about the patient's health?
- Reporting concerns to the DVLA: Should doctors tell the DVLA or DVA when a patient isn't fit to drive?
- Disclosures to protect the patient: Should doctors disclose information about competent adults for their protection, even if the patient refuses to allow that information to be disclosed?
- Disclosing information about serious communicable diseases: Should doctors warn a patient's partner that they're at risk of HIV if the patient can't be persuaded to tell them?
- Reporting gun shot and knife wounds: What should doctors do in respect of serious crimes like this?
This event will take place on Monday 7th December at Henstaff Court Business Centre, Groesfaen, Cardiff. CF72 8NG.
Invitees have been deliberately approached to reflect local stakeholders who may be affected by the implementation of the guidance. There is no charge for attendance.
Background information
Confidentiality (2009) sets out the principles of confidentiality and respect for patients' privacy that doctors are expected to understand and follow. The guidance itself:
- Sets out the principles of confidentiality and respect for patients' privacy that doctors are expected to understand and follow
- Takes account of the relevant legal and ethical considerations involved in helping doctors to make decisions that respect patients' privacy, autonomy and choices and that also benefit the wider community of patients and the public
- Takes account of changes in the law and guidance from other sources on confidentiality in the four countries
- Is accompanied by seven pieces of supplementary guidance which explain how the principles in the core guidance apply in a range of situations doctors often encounter or find hard to deal with, including reporting concerns about patients to the DVLA, reporting gunshot and knife wounds and disclosing information about serious communicable diseases
More information on the content of the guidance, including an explanatory podcast and bilingual copies of the full Guidance, can be found on the internet at: http://www.gmc-uk.org/news/3783.asp