Disclosure of Confidential Information to Protect the Patient: The Role of Legal Capacity in the Evolution of Professional Guidance
(2015)
Journal Article
Cave, E. (2015). Disclosure of Confidential Information to Protect the Patient: The Role of Legal Capacity in the Evolution of Professional Guidance. Journal of medical law and ethics, 2015(1-2), 7-23
There are a number of exceptions to the general rule that patients at risk of harm because they withhold consent to doctors disclosing their confidential information should be respected. Disclosure may be mandated by law or the patient may lack capac... Read More about Disclosure of Confidential Information to Protect the Patient: The Role of Legal Capacity in the Evolution of Professional Guidance.