Confidentiality

Students should be able to:
• Discuss the concept of confidentiality and its ethical, legal and professional underpinnings

• Demonstrate awareness of when it is ethically, legally, and professionally justifiable or mandatory to disclose confidential information, and how to do this appropriately

• Discuss the ethical and legal aspects of the use, transmission and storage of all types of personal data

• Outline good practice in sharing information with relatives, carers, and other HCPs, recognising potential ethical and legal tensions