DUTY OF CONFIDENTIALITY

Duty of Confidentiality



Duty of Confidentiality

Introduction  

'I can see or find in the course of treatment or even outside the door of the treatment in considering the life of men, and these should not be spread abroad, I will stick to, to keep such things shameful to ask for' In the Hippocratic Oath ...

Modern medicine is built on the basis for the implementation of the concept of patient autonomy, this section includes a high one by one on the right to work, what kind of personal data may or may not be disclosed to third parties party.1 chaos Qishi patients medical treatment, advice or medical bill is considered a breakthrough in their own individual rights. In essence, the protection of patient confidentiality of information autonomy. In the implementation of the mutual confidentiality of breeding that, given the physician-patient relationship to flourish. (Baldwin 2006) However, in some attenuation of ingredients that may have a duty of doctors to break confidentiality, generally when the damage to third parties in the post may stop (although very few argued that the enlightenment more than sustaining the confidence of doctors and patients Relations 2). In addition, the doctor may destroy the confidentiality committed to providing the patient's consent, in order to demonstrate that when providing medical data to protect the company (brazier, 2009). Discussion

Meet the primary moral concept of confidentiality. Moral lessons envisaged as an obligation of confidentiality, but acknowledged that the ethical breaches of confidentiality may agree, if there is a more to endorse information disclosure obligations. Keep the confidentiality of utilitarianism, if it encourages the best punishment, but clearly for confidentiality, if permitted a bigger breakthrough, and the best assistance from the public. The significance of confidentiality to the physician-patient relationship is emphasized ethics experts from both sides, and the gravity, importance of law and legal obligation of confidentiality. (Stauch, 2006)

Historically, the implementation of the Hippocratic Oath of doctors unconditional obligation to maintain secrecy, apparently allowed not to break this responsibility. General Medical Council passed the same duty of confidentiality violent, self-esteem so far in the implementation of guidance about the general health, good health care executive ('you should put the patient's information confidential') 3, privacy and more clear: to protect and provide information .  Should be recorded, guidelines are not law. However, they include well-known medical institutions attitude was, and may be granted housing in England and Wales rather trust.

The concept of confidentiality and privacy are interrelated, but they are not the same. Privacy is usually inspected one by one to the right, but should be a concern about confidentiality, but not necessarily the right one after another, under certain conditions, allow unauthorized revelation.

Traditionally, security has been reviewed and approved to maintain the shell being of public concern, despite the problem, where there is a transmission of information disclosure of public concern. Under common law, therefore, the medical duty of confidentiality is not absolute. Under certain circumstances, confidentiality may be waived or damage, including disclosure ...