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Confidentiality Privacy AND Mandatory Reporting
Also known as Confidentiality Privacy AND Mandatory Reporting · confidentiality privacy and mandatory reporting
Consultant-physician depth guide to Confidentiality Privacy AND Mandatory Reporting for FRACP DWE/DCE preparation — presentation, differentials, investigations, management, complications and exam angles.
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Meet the patient
A 14-year-old girl walks into your outpatient clinic alone and asks for the contraceptive pill. She is sexually active with a 19-year-old man, and she begs you not to tell her parents. She is bright, articulate, and frightened. [5]
Three questions decide your next ten minutes, and they are the same three that decide every confidentiality dilemma on the ward round. Does she have the capacity to consent to this decision? Is she safe — is there exploitation, coercion, or risk of harm? Are you under a mandatory reporting obligation? Hold those three and the rest of this page slots into place. [1]
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