HLTH3000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: General Practitioner, Health Professional, Child Abuse
Document Summary
When we think about confidentiality three can keep a secret if two are dead. Information given in confidence by a person to a health practitioner is protected at law as a confidential information. If an individuals treating health practitioner discloses their confidential information without lawful reason, the individual may be have the ability to take legal action against the practitioner based on one or more of the following grounds: A practitioners obligation to maintain confidentiality not absolute. There are certain situations where disclosure of confidential information can occur without the practitioner breaching their obligation of confidence. These situations may include but are not limited to: The person consenting to the release of the information. Child abuse and neglect of a child requiring mandatory reporting under the (child protection act 1999 qld) A court order (e. g. subpoena) requiring the release of documents for a proceeding or attendance at the proceedings to give evidence.
