Confidentiality
Confidentiality Element Learning Outcomes: -Explain why confidentiality is important in medicine -Identify the circumstances under which confidential information can be disclosed under common law and by statutory requirement and explain the justifications for doing so in each case -List the 4 criteria that define 'the public interest' in terms of justifying disclosure of confidential information -Discuss the role of GMC guidance with regards to confidentiality, in particular as it relates to the 'duty to warn' (or otherwise) in HIV infection and psychiatry -Explain some of the difficulties that arise around genetics and confidentiality (genetic testing and genetic privacy)
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- Medicine
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- June 11, 2026
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- Dr richard bellis
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