Confidentiality

About the guidance

Confidentiality (2009) sets out the principles of confidentiality and respect for patients' privacy that doctors are expected to understand and follow.

Supplementary guidance explaining how these principles apply in situations doctors often encounter or find hard to deal with is available to the right of this page.

How to use the online version of Confidentiality (2009)

You can use this online version to find the guidance you need quickly and easily.

You can navigate through the guidance page by page using the links at the foot of each page or browse for something more specific through the Contents page.