This article examines the circumstances in which dilemmas might arise between the need to maintain a patient’s confidentiality and the need to disclose information. The author explains that nurses should be familiar with their professional code of conduct and keep up to date with any changes in the law to understand when it might be justified to override the duty of confidentiality.
Nursing Standard. 21, 21, 42-46. doi: 10.7748/ns2007.01.21.21.42.c4513
Correspondencemaureen.beech@somersetpct.nhs.uk
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