Confidence and conflicts of duty in surgery.

Abstract:

:This paper offers an exploration of the right to confidentiality, considering the moral importance of private information. It is shown that the legitimate value that individuals derive from confidentiality stems from the public interest. It is re-assuring, therefore, that public interest arguments must be made to justify breaches of confidentiality. The General Medical Council's guidance gives very high importance to duties to maintain confidences, but also rightly acknowledges that, at times, there are more important duties that must be met. Nevertheless, this potential conflict of obligations may place the surgeon in difficult clinical situations, and examples of these are described, together with suggestions for resolution.

journal_name

Ann R Coll Surg Engl

authors

Coggon J,Wheeler R

doi

10.1308/003588410X12628812458932

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-03-01 00:00:00

pages

113-7

issue

2

eissn

0035-8843

issn

1478-7083

journal_volume

92

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