Medical Ethics - Patients' Secrets from incest family real p Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 31 min 55 sec
✓ Published: 12-Nov-2015

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Hypothetical cases of patient-doctor confidentiality.nnHypothetical Situations based on Real Life nnThis one deals with the dilemma of the G.P. in various situations. Should the doctor preserve secrecy or should his/her duty be to Society? A 15 year old girl wants the G.P. to put her on the pill but not tell her mother. It then transpires that incest is involved. A woman smuggling diamonds has medical problems. Should a doctor tell the police if he treats a possibly suspicious person when someon