A GP asks a sexual health clinic for details of a patient's attendance without the patient's consent. There is no safeguarding concern. What should th...

Question

A GP asks a sexual health clinic for details of a patient's attendance without the patient's consent. There is no safeguarding concern. What should the clinic do?

Accepted Answer

Decline to share information without the patient's explicit consent

Answer

Provide the information as the GP is the patient's registered doctor

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Share only the dates of attendance but not the diagnoses

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Provide the information but mark it as confidential

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Inform the patient's GP that sharing is automatic between NHS services

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): SH Record Confidentiality GP Request

A GP asks a sexual health clinic for details of a patient's attendance without the patient's consent. There is no safeguarding concern. What should the clinic do?