Confidentiality 4: patient confidentiality and the courts

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 1999 English Publisher:Mark Allen GroupJournal:British Journal of Nursing, volume 8, pages 791-792 (issn: 0966-0461, eissn: 2052-2819,

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Authors: B, Dimond;

doi: 10.12968/bjon.1999.8.12.6572

pmid: 10670295

Confidentiality 4: patient confidentiality and the courts

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Abstract

Arthur Green, a staff nurse at Roger Park Hospital, had been told by a patient, Dan Davies, that his injuries occurred when he was attempting to burgle a house and fell from a window. Arthur promised Dan that he would never disclose this information. Arthur is then summoned as a witness for the prosecution of Dan who has pleaded not guilty to the offence. Arthur considers that Dan gave that information to Arthur because he trusted him and is reluctant to give evidence against Dan. What is the legal position?

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Keywords

Male, Communication, Ethics, Nursing, Humans, Crime, Nursing Staff, Hospital, Confidentiality, United Kingdom

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