Patient Privacy and Integrated Care: The Multidisciplinary Health Care Team

Abstract

Health practitioners have a long tradition of maintaining the privacy of information obtained from patient consultations. Forrester and Griffiths observe that 'there is an expectation that health professionals will keep confidential all information acquired as part of their role in the healthcare team. [1] With this expectation, patients feel confident to confide private information; ensuring the best care can be provided. This raises the question, who is the healthcare team, and to what extent can information be shared, used or disclosed within that team without the patient's direct consent?

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