Case: Confidentiality and Truth-teling Advanced Case - Discussion

Case: Confidentiality and Truth-teling Advanced Case - Discussion

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Team: Clinical Ethics in Emergency Medicine
Posted on August 20, 2015

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Case: Confidentiality and Truth-teling Advanced Case - Discussion

Team: Clinical Ethics in Emergency Medicine

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Description


Incapable patient

Threats made

Legal test - imminent risk of serious harm to identifiable groups or individual

 

SMith v Jones - not entirely clear of legal "duty" can disclose - not entirely sure if you must indent entirely sure who to - do not think that you have a similar duty to call specific targets as they do in the US

 

More than Likely getting them admitted is enough