Medical Confidentiality and Legal Privilege
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Social Ethics and Policy
ISBN-10
0415046955
ISBN-13
9780415046954
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 27th, 1993
Print length
172 Pages
Weight
363 grams
Product Classification:
Ethics & moral philosophyLaws of Specific jurisdictionsMedical ethics & professional conduct
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McHale asks why a doctor can be forced to disclose a patient's confidences in court when other professional confidences are protected. She goes on to look at whether doctors keep patients' confidences and the need for statutory reform.
First Published in 2004. Confidentiality in the era of AIDS is a ''buzz-word'' in medical practice. But in the court room there is no confidentiality. A doctor can be forced to disclose her patient''s confidences. This book asks: Why is this the case? Why are other professional confidential relationships protected in the court room? What is the nature of confidentiality in modern medical practice? Do doctors really keep patient information confidential? Is there a need for statutory reform?
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