Confidentiality decision tool

As a rule, personal information about patients should not be disclosed unless it is necessary. The following tool can help you decide whether personal information needs to be disclosed and, if so, what the justification is for doing so.

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You'll be asked a series of questions. Each question and endpoint links on to the relevant guidance for you to explore in more detail. You can hover or tap on the 'Related guidance' text at the relevant steps to see the relevant paragraphs from the guidance.

This tool is also available as a PDF download. Download the confidentiality decision tool pdf.