Good Medical Practice: Sharing information with colleagues

1. 50. Sharing information with other healthcare professionals is important for safe and effective patient care.
2. 51.When you refer a patient, you should provide all relevant information about the patient, including their medical history and current condition.
3. 52. If you provide treatment or advice for a patient, but are not the patient’s general practitioner, you should tell the general practitioner the results of the investigations, the treatment provided and any other information necessary for the continuing care of the patient, unless the patient objects.
4. 53. If a patient has not been referred to you by a general practitioner, you should ask for the patient’s consent to inform their general practitioner before starting treatment, except in emergencies or when it is impractical to do so. If you do not inform the patient’s general practitioner, you will be responsible for providing or arranging all necessary after-care.