Mary Hawking <[log in to unmask]> writes
>This seem to be the *only* mention of confidentiality (lots of details
>on data,sharing etc.;-<<), and does not seem to be very strongly
>worded..
>
>Doesn't anyone care about confidentiality any more? Is the battle lost
>by default?
If that amount of sharing is required there are some things I would feel
uncomfortable about noting down on the EMR (e.g. impotence, child abuse,
HIV testing,). These things should not be widely broadcast or shared
with anyone. In time the *list* would get bigger and one could see
eventually any abnormal result or deviation would be too risky to
document.
There are 2 options - no record is made at all of certain things
(medico-legally indefensible) or resorting to keeping separate, non-
accessible, probably paper, records of things like that ...
Where does the limit of the *PHCT* go as far as accessing medical
information? Does it automatically extend now to the PCG?
How many of us would feel happy about our own medical records being
accessed by say
the dietitian - maybe
district nurse - ok
district nurse manager - hardly
social worker on PCG board - no way
lay member on PCG board? - NO!
Hardly conducive to encouraging confidences from our patients is it?
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Katie
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