Medical Confidentiality

Question 1

What are the four main domains of the GMC’s “Good medical practice”?

Answer 1

Knowledge, skills and performance
Safety and quality
Communication, partnership and teamwork
Maintaining trust

Question 2

When can patient confidentiality be breached?

Answer 2

With the patient’s consent
With other medical practitioners when in the patient’s best interests
In the doctor’s own defense
Statutory requirements- prevention or detection of serious crime
When directed to by a court of law
Protection of other persons
In the public interest (terrorism, homicide, rape)
Child abuse