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Privacy and managing health information in general practice

Doctor–patient confidentiality

Last revised: 12 Jul 2024

Doctor–patient confidentiality

The Medical Board of Australia, in its Good medical practice: A code of conduct for doctors in Australia, states ‘a good doctor–patient partnership requires high standards of professional conduct’. 5 Among other principles, this involves ‘protecting patients’ privacy and right to confidentiality, unless release of information is required by law or by public-interest considerations’.5

According to this code of conduct, ‘patients have a right to expect that doctors and their staff will hold information about them in confidence, unless release of information is required by law or public interest considerations’.5

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