Confidentiality of the medical records of HIV-positive patients in the United Kingdom – a medicolegal and ethical perspective

This article examines the legal and ethical issues that surround the confidentiality of medical records, particularly in relation to patients who are HIV positive. It records some historical background of the HIV epidemic, and considers the relative risks of transmission of HIV from individual to in...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Williams, Mike
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3270929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22312224
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S8997
_version_ 1782222635956961280
author Williams, Mike
author_facet Williams, Mike
author_sort Williams, Mike
collection PubMed
description This article examines the legal and ethical issues that surround the confidentiality of medical records, particularly in relation to patients who are HIV positive. It records some historical background of the HIV epidemic, and considers the relative risks of transmission of HIV from individual to individual. It explains the law as it pertains to confidentiality, and reports the professional guidance in these matters. It then considers how these relate to HIV-positive individuals in particular.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-3270929
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2011
publisher Dove Medical Press
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-32709292012-02-06 Confidentiality of the medical records of HIV-positive patients in the United Kingdom – a medicolegal and ethical perspective Williams, Mike Risk Manag Healthc Policy Review This article examines the legal and ethical issues that surround the confidentiality of medical records, particularly in relation to patients who are HIV positive. It records some historical background of the HIV epidemic, and considers the relative risks of transmission of HIV from individual to individual. It explains the law as it pertains to confidentiality, and reports the professional guidance in these matters. It then considers how these relate to HIV-positive individuals in particular. Dove Medical Press 2011-01-26 /pmc/articles/PMC3270929/ /pubmed/22312224 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S8997 Text en © 2011 Williams, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Review
Williams, Mike
Confidentiality of the medical records of HIV-positive patients in the United Kingdom – a medicolegal and ethical perspective
title Confidentiality of the medical records of HIV-positive patients in the United Kingdom – a medicolegal and ethical perspective
title_full Confidentiality of the medical records of HIV-positive patients in the United Kingdom – a medicolegal and ethical perspective
title_fullStr Confidentiality of the medical records of HIV-positive patients in the United Kingdom – a medicolegal and ethical perspective
title_full_unstemmed Confidentiality of the medical records of HIV-positive patients in the United Kingdom – a medicolegal and ethical perspective
title_short Confidentiality of the medical records of HIV-positive patients in the United Kingdom – a medicolegal and ethical perspective
title_sort confidentiality of the medical records of hiv-positive patients in the united kingdom – a medicolegal and ethical perspective
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3270929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22312224
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S8997
work_keys_str_mv AT williamsmike confidentialityofthemedicalrecordsofhivpositivepatientsintheunitedkingdomamedicolegalandethicalperspective

Ejemplares similares