A-Z of ethical guidance

Abortion Act 1967 (Confidentiality FAQs, question 21)

Abortion regulations 1991 (Confidentiality FAQs, question 21)

abuse

assistance to children whose rights have been abused or denied (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 26)

of position (Maintaining Boundaries, paragraph 8)

abuse, disclosure of information on

in public interest (Confidentiality FAQs, question 15)

to avoid (Confidentiality, paragraph 27)

where patient is victim (Confidentiality, paragraph 29)

accepting posts (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 49)

access to medical care

decisions on (Good Medical Practice, paragraphs 7-10)

decisions on (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 11)

decisions on (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 39)

accountability

extent (Management, paragraph 7)

for conduct (Management, paragraph 24)

for withholding or withdrawing care (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 30)

in life-prolonging treatments (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 95)

in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency mental health teams (Accountability in multi-disciplinary teams, paragraphs 1-6)

lines of (Management, paragraph 18)

establishment of (Accountability in multi-disciplinary teams, paragraph 3)

of managers (Management, paragraph 5)

to GMC for other clinicians' actions (Accountability in multi-disciplinary teams, paragraph 4)

when delegating (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 54)

when managing finances (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 73b)

when referring (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 55)

within teams (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 41)

acute illness, life-prolonging treatment in (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 11)

Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (Withholding and Withdrawing, Appendix A)

advance care plans

in Alzheimer's disease (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 47)

protocol in absence of (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraphs 49-52)

advance statements

advance statements (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 13)

assessing best interests in absence of (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 53)

at post-mortem (Research, paragraph 28)

best interests and (Consent, paragraph 25)

capacity for obtaining consent (Consent, paragraph 22)

in patients who become incapable (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 14)

in research (Research, paragraph 50)

adverse drug reactions, reporting of (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 14h)

adverse events

honesty and openness when things to wrong (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 30)

patient information and consent (Consent, paragraph 4)

recognition of (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 14g)

routine reporting of (Raising Concerns, paragraph 5)

adverse events provision of information

in research (Research, paragraph 20)

when prescribing (Prescribing, paragraph 21)

advertising (Good Medical Practice, paragraphs 60-62)

advice

for managers in general practice (Management, paragraph 28)

on conflicts of interest (Conflicts of Interest, paragraph 1)

Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing (Consent, paragraph 34)

after-care, responsibility for (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 53)

alcohol dependence

of colleagues (Management, paragraph 58)

reporting problems in doctors (Confidentiality FAQs, question 16)

Alzheimer's disease, advance care plans in (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 47)

anaesthesia

intimate examinations in anaesthetised patients (Maintaining Boundaries, paragraphs 18-19)

recordings of unconscious patients (Recordings, paragraph 17)

scope of consent (Consent, paragraph 7)

anonymisation of data

anonymisation of data (Confidentiality, paragraph 1)

anonymisation of data (Research, paragraph 30)

anonymisation of data (Research, paragraph 32)

for clinical audit (Confidentiality, paragraph 15)

protecting information on email (Confidentiality FAQs, question 2)

when used in teaching (Confidentiality FAQs, question 8)

apology

apology (Management, paragraph 45)

when things go wrong (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 30)

appraisal

appraisal (Management, paragraph 16)

constructive responses to (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 14e)

contribution to (Good Medical Practice, paragraphs 15-19)

honesty in (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 18)

honesty in (Management, paragraph 39)

management of training and feedback (Management, paragraph 38)

arranging cover

arranging cover (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 48)

arranging cover (Management, paragraph 52)

artificial hydration

artificial hydration (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraphs 22-24)

artificial hydration (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraphs 78-83)

case law on (Withholding and Withdrawing, Appendix A)

refusal by patient (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 81)

cf nutrition (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 78)

artificial nutrition

artificial nutrition (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 2)

artificial nutrition (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraphs 22-24)

case law on (Withholding and Withdrawing, Appendix A)

cf hydration (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 78)

choice of method (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 80)

meeting needs of unconscious patients (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 23)

refusal by patient (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 81)

sensitivity when discussing (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 48)

assessment

contribution to (Good Medical Practice, paragraphs 15-19)

honesty and objectivity in (Management, paragraph 39)

management of training and feedback (Management, paragraph 38)

of best interests (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraphs 53-55)

of capacity to decide (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraphs 49-52)

of patient's condition (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 2a)

treatment whilst assessing capacity (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 52)

assisted suicide (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 8)

audio recordings, see under recordings

audit

Audit Commission Act 1998 (Confidentiality FAQs, question 21)

audit trail (Management, paragraph 26)

disclosure of information in (Confidentiality, paragraphs 13-15)

financial (Management, paragraph 57)

regular and systematic (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 14c)

within teams (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 41d)

within multi-disciplinary teams (Accountability in multi-disciplinary teams, paragraph 1)

audit , clinical audit

clinical audit (Management, paragraph 44)

disclosure of information in (Confidentiality, paragraphs 13-15)

in life-prolonging treatments (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 66)