My understanding was that breaching confidentiality did not necessarily
apply to "confidential" communications between medical professionals if
required for the good of the patient. Something as important as
unplanned pregnancy / sexual health in a 16 year old woman could be
covered by this.
Dr G Ray
---> I just used 16 years of age to set the scenario - let's make it older,
just to remove this aspect.
My point wasmainly to raise the issue that we often generate communication
without really thinking about it and that sometimes we should. Especially
when confidentiality accidentally pops its head and is, in this case,
actually implied by the visit itself.
The idea of setting the default to "no letter" and reminding the user to
obtain consent before printing is quite good. As is the idea of giving the
letter to the patient (saves money too).
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