Jel Coward <[log in to unmask]> writes
>Apols for long quote but is v v v important.
Agreed - you are not wrong IMHO.
>I am so glad this has come up - I currently in a minority of one in our
>pracice - I feel it is wrong that the dietician uses and reads our
>patients notes
One of my patients complained about the dietitian seeing her notes.
If I write a referral note I explain the reasons for referral clearly.
The dietitian states she needs access to the latest cholesterols etc.
I would rather she asked me for those.
And anyway, are they *really* needed if it is agreed that any
cholesterol is too high for a patient at risk?
As far as I am aware the dietitian still accesses the notes :-(
>Firstly I dont think it should change what they do v much.
I could be devils advocate and suggest the notes don't change what *we*
do very much!
>Secondly - this is a small community and everyone knows everyone else
Even in an Aldershot-like area everyone should be assumed to know
everyone when you talk of confidentiality.
>I have just asked the MPS for a view
did they give you one?
So who *should* have access to a patients notes?
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Katie
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