Will86 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Yesterday I needed to talk to the Dr for Mrs H. He was in residence. He had no visitors. I was refused to see him. It has to be a paper application I was told. How stupid is that ! Its like the messages she keeps being sent for not attending blood tests when she never booked one. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna miller Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Will85 - 2015-04-18 8:07 AM Yesterday I needed to talk to the Dr for Mrs H. It has to be a paper application I was told. How stupid is that ! Will Pretty sensible I would say, it would have been the receptionist not the NHS that refused to let you talk to the Dr. about another patient regardless of whether it was your spouse or not. The Dr. would need express written permission to discuss your wife's record with anyone including you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will86 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 The problem is that Mrs H thinks the medics are Gods whereas I've lived with her for 60 odd years and know all her quirks. She's fast becoming a hypochondriac but I still se it as unfair having to apply in writing to speak to someone. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Will85 - 2015-04-18 8:55 AM The problem is that Mrs H thinks the medics are Gods whereas I've lived with her for 60 odd years and know all her quirks. She's fast becoming a hypochondriac but I still se it as unfair having to apply in writing to speak to someone. Will Seems " fair " to me that a doctor will not speak to anyone about someone elses' condition without their consent. Any receptionist doing would be likely to lose their job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Probably the Data Protection Act which is designed to protect personal data from being released to others without consent. Like all legislation, the DPA can snag the innocent. There is some give and take in this though. My mother is currently in hospital. Whilst I was not allowed to read her medical file, the doctor orally told me what was wrong with her and the proposed treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartO Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Brock - 2015-04-21 5:58 PM Probably the Data Protection Act which is designed to protect personal data from being released to others without consent. Like all legislation, the DPA can snag the innocent. There is some give and take in this though. My mother is currently in hospital. Whilst I was not allowed to read her medical file, the doctor orally told me what was wrong with her and the proposed treatment. It's the rules of medical confidentiality rather than the DPA which apply in this situation. Doctors are not allowed to talk to anyone about a patient without that patient's permission. This includes talking to relatives. Written consent from the patient might not always be insisted upon but the doctor certainly has to be satisfied that be allowable.patient has genuinely given informed consent. A husband wanting to chat about his wife behind her back because he thinks she a hypochondriac wouldn't cut any ice at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Got nothing better to do Stuart? bumping month old threads. *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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