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What you need to know about the Caldicott principles and the National Data Guardian.
You might sometimes need to remove or redact information from medical records when sending them to patients or third parties. Here's what you need to know.
If a patient continues to drive despite your advice you would be justified in informing the DVLA/DVA...
An injury from an attack with a knife, blade or sharp instrument must be reported to the police...
Coroners or procurator fiscals can request medical records and relevant information about the deceased. You must comply with these requests...
Some disclosures are required by law...
You need the patient's explicit consent if you want to share a picture with trainees or for research...
We share some fictitious critter-themed examples of doctors' Halloween dilemmas, based on cases notified by our members.
The introduction of the medical examiner system in 2024 might prompt questions around disclosing patient information - as this dilemma demonstrates.