Open AccessConsent and confidentiality in children
Author(s) -
Leanne M. Sykes,
Elmine Crafford
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2519-0105
pISSN - 1029-4864
DOI - 10.17159/2519-0105/2020/v75no8a9
Subject(s) - confidentiality , informed consent , autonomy , duty , patient confidentiality , psychology , welfare , personal autonomy , process (computing) , medicine , family medicine , internet privacy , law , political science , alternative medicine , computer science , pathology , operating system
Confidentiality is central to the establishment and preservation of trust between a doctor and their patient, yet is one of the lesser-discussed principles of medical bio-ethics. A "duty of confidence arises when one person discloses information to another in circumstances where it is reasonable to expect that information to be held in confidence".1
Its moral basis is in that it should improve patient welfare, and as such, it is encompassed during all aspects of the treatment process, beginning with the initial consultation where patient autonomy and informed consent are first addressed.