A-Z of ethical guidance

data anonymisation

data anonymisation (Research, paragraph 30)

for clinical audit (Confidentiality, paragraph 15)

Data Protection Act 1998

Data Protection Act 1998 (Confidentiality FAQs, question 21)

Data Protection Act 1998 (Research, paragraph 30)

Data Protection Act 1998 (Management, paragraph 42)

data protection legislation (Confidentiality, paragraph 1)

databases, guidance on setting up (Confidentiality FAQs, question 6)

death

confidentiality after patient death (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 37)

disclosure of information after (Confidentiality, paragraph 30)

disclosure of information and risk of (Confidentiality, paragraph 10)

dying patients, care of (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 26, 27)

discussion with (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 27)

prolonging of dying in (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 12)

end of natural life (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 12)

prolonging of dying (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 3)

provision of information on (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 69)

raising concerns when there is a risk of (Raising Concerns, paragraph 6)

refusal of treatment leading to (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 13)

decision-making

by patients (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 21f)

in provision of information (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 66)

in treatment (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 7)

informed (Consent, paragraphs 1-3)

role of third-parties (Consent, paragraph 11)

voluntary (Consent, paragraphs 15-17)

where there is lack of information (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraphs 39-40)

delegation

accountability and (Accountability in multi-disciplinary teams, paragraph 5)

by managers (Management, paragraph 17)

by psychiatrists (Accountability in multi-disciplinary teams, paragraph 6)

delegation (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 54)

management of training and feedback (Management, paragraph 38)

of responsibility (Management, paragraph 53)

depression in colleagues (Management, paragraph 58)

design of research (Research, paragraphs 11-12)

diagnosis

patient information and consent (Consent, paragraph 4)

provision of information (Confidentiality, paragraph 7)

dialysis (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 2)

disagreements

consulting other clinicians when there is disagreement (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 38)

on withholding or withdrawing care (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraphs 34, 35)

resolving for best interests (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraphs 58-59)

disclosure of information

after patient's death (Confidentiality, paragraph 30)

after patient's death (Confidentiality FAQs, questions 18-20)

children (Confidentiality, paragraph 28)

consent for research (Confidentiality FAQs, question 10)

for administrative purposes (Confidentiality FAQs, question 9)

for databases (Confidentiality FAQs, question 6)

for financial purposes (Confidentiality FAQs, question 9)

for public health monitoring (Confidentiality FAQs, question 7)

for recordings (Audio and Visual Recordings, paragraph 14)

in clinical audit (Confidentiality, paragraphs 13-15)

in public interest (Confidentiality, paragraphs 22-26)

in public interest (Confidentiality FAQs, questions 14-17)

in public interest (Research, paragraphs 37-40)

in research (Research, paragraph 30)

in those who lack capacity (Confidentiality, paragraph 28)

law on (Confidentiality FAQs, question 21)

management of (Management, paragraph 42)

objections to (Confidentiality, paragraph 14)

patient's rights (Confidentiality, paragraph 1)

required by law (Confidentiality, paragraph 18)

statutory duty (Research, paragraph 36)

to courts (Confidentiality, paragraphs 19, 20)

to disease registers (Confidentiality FAQs, question 5)

to life insurance companies (Confidentiality FAQs, question 13)

to protect patient (Confidentiality, paragraph 27)

to statutory regulatory bodies (Confidentiality, paragraph 21)

unintentional (Confidentiality, paragraph 5)

use of existing records in research (Research, paragraphs 31-33)

warning of (Confidentiality, paragraph 25)

when consent cannot be obtained (Research, paragraph 34)

where patient is victim of neglect or abuse (Confidentiality, paragraph 29)

with express consent (Confidentiality, paragraphs 16-17)

with implied consent (Confidentiality, paragraphs 10-15)

within healthcare teams (Confidentiality, paragraphs 10-12)

discrimination

discrimination (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 46)

discrimination (Management, paragraph 47)

discrimination (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 25)

in vulnerable adults (Research, paragraph 43)

disease registers, disclosure of information to (Confidentiality FAQs, question 5)

dispensing, repeat (Prescribing, paragraphs 32-37)

DNAR order (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 85)

doctor-patient partnership (Maintaining Boundaries, paragraphs 2-3)

doctor-patient relationship, importance of trust in (Conflicts of Interest, paragraph 2)

donations (Conflicts of Interest, paragraph 1)

double-blind trials (Research, paragraph 20)

driving, disclosure of information to DVLA (Confidentiality FAQs, paragraph 17)

drug dependence in colleagues (Management, paragraph 58)

drug licences

prescribing outside terms of (Prescribing, paragraphs 19-20)

provision of information on (Prescribing, paragraphs 21-24)

drug trials, consent for (Consent, paragraph 35)

duty of care, of managers (Management, paragraph 4)

DVLA, disclosure of information to (Confidentiality FAQs, question 17)

dying patients

care of (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 26, 27)

discussion with (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 27)

prolonging of dying in (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 12)