Medical Confidentiality and Legal Privilege

by Jean V. McHale

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Format Hardback or Cased Book

Book Series Social Ethics and Policy

ISBN-10 0415046955

ISBN-13 9780415046954

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date May 27th, 1993

Print length 172 Pages

Weight 363 grams

Product Classification: Ethics & moral philosophy Laws of Specific jurisdictions Medical ethics & professional conduct

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McHale asks why a doctor can be forced to disclose a patient's confidences in court when other professional confidences are protected. She goes on to look at whether doctors keep patients' confidences and the need for statutory reform.

First Published in 2004. Confidentiality in the era of AIDS is a ''buzz-word'' in medical practice. But in the court room there is no confidentiality. A doctor can be forced to disclose her patient''s confidences. This book asks: Why is this the case? Why are other professional confidential relationships protected in the court room? What is the nature of confidentiality in modern medical practice? Do doctors really keep patient information confidential? Is there a need for statutory reform?

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