>Pt looks for a doc to register with - chooses - then faced with consent
>form re sharing of personal information = sounds like a lot of pressure
>to me.
One of those doctors who believes the pressure of informed consent would be
too much for your patients Jelly? :-)
OK to consent to surgery, but the stress of deciding if they want their
notes to remain confidential to GP's and nurses in the practice ONLY may be
too much for them?
>
>So how many would refuse - not many I think.
>
Depends how you word it. :-)
>It is our duty to protect confidentiality for our patients - not to
>suggest systems that pressurise them into giving it up.
>
Is it? I though it was our role to allow grown adults to come to an informed
decision as to what was in their own interest.
>Oh, and of course the PCG/LHG who controls the sharing of GMS says 'Oh
>no we wouldnt dream of insisting that you must share information' -
>(and specifically doesnt say- but you will not be in favour if you dont,
>you wont get those extra staff hours you want, you wont get a share of
>IT money, we wont listen to representations from you to have contracts
>with the providers you prefer for your patients etc)
>
Yes of course practices who do not roll over for their PCG's will be exposed
to deniable discrimination, shockin' innit !
>Where are the GMC/BMA on this? Christ the GMC are happy to hammer us
>with buckets of info our responsibilities - and wave a big stick at us -
>but where are they with their responsibilites in stopping this march
>into oblivion for patient confidentiality.
Agree with you there. The BMA has a very well thought out little blue A5
booklet on Security in IT systems or somesuch. I don't see them banging
hard on the table about the lack of encryption of clinical data over NHSnet
either. £264.96 per year looking dear for the BMJ, only have til 1st Oct to
cancel !!!
In the words of a great guru of the list ...
"What a lot of drivell" (sic)
hehe
Paul Galloway
MedWeb UK Ltd. http://www.medweb.co.uk/
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