A-Z of ethical guidance

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identification (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 35)

illness, consulting colleagues on (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 79)

immigrants, vulnerability and consent (Consent, paragraph 17)

immunisation (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 78)

 

improper relationships

avoidance of treating those close to you (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 5)

improper relationships with patients (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 32)

with current and former patients (Maintaining Boundaries, paragraphs 4-8)

 

indemnity schemes, adequate insurance and professional indemnity cover (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 34)

independent advice on raising concerns for patient safety (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 6)

individually contracted GPs (Management, paragraph 29)

inducements (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 74)

infants, consent for male circumcision of (Male circumcision, paragraph 2)

 

information

see also disclosure of information; provision of information

access to (Research, paragraph 33)

consultation of-other clinicians with more experience (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraph 38)

for GPs about participants in research (Research, paragraph 5)

lack of and emergency treatment (Withholding and Withdrawing, paragraphs 39-40)

leaflets (Management, paragraph 42)

necessary for informed consent (Consent, paragraph 5)

presentation to patients (Consent, paragraph 13)

protection of (Confidentiality, paragraphs 4-5)

protection of (Confidentiality FAQs, question 1-2)

provision of and consent (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 36)

provision for consent to research (Consent, paragraph 36)

provision of (Confidentiality, paragraph 7)

verification of (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 65)

withholding (Consent, paragraph 10)

 

information sharing

with colleagues (Good Medical Practice, paragraphs 50-53)

with patients (Confidentiality, paragraphs 6-8)

with social services (Confidentiality FAQs, question 4)

within healthcare team (Confidentiality FAQs, question 3)

 

innovative therapies (Research, paragraph 3)

inquiries, co-operation with formal inquiries (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 68)

insurance for any part of practice not covered by employer's indemnity scheme (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 34)

 

insurance companies

conflicts of interest (Conflicts of Interest, paragraph 1)

disclosure of information to (Confidentiality FAQs, question 13)

disclosure of information to (Confidentiality FAQs, question 20)

recommendation fees (Conflicts of Interest, paragraph 9)

 

integrity

integrity (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 56)

of doctors (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 1)

 

internet, recordings for (Audio and Visual Recordings, paragraphs 23-28)

interpreters (Consent, paragraph 13)

 

intimate examinations

chaperones for (Maintaining Boundaries, paragraphs 10-13)

conduct before (Maintaining Boundaries, paragraph 14)

conduct during (Maintaining Boundaries, paragraph 15)

definition (Maintaining Boundaries, paragraph 9)

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

professional boundaries for (Maintaining Boundaries, paragraph 9)

reasons to delay (Maintaining Boundaries, paragraph 12)

 

investigations, arrangement of (Good Medical Practice, paragraph 2b)

IT, protecting information on computers (Confidentiality FAQs, question 1)