On Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:19:58 -0000, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>Good question! As a patient (sometimes) and as a layman
>(always) I would guess that a good answer might be 'Confidentiality
>is breached when the patient says it is' After all, it is the patient's
>confidentiality that is being breached (I think!). Of course, one
>would then have to put on caveats, about being able to
>demonstrate that there was indeed an actual disclosure of
>information, what a lawyer might classify as the 'acta'.
Seems like a sensible approach, however, I would add the 'mens rea' as
well, although it might be more difficult to prove.
Ahmad
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