title: Doctors, confidentiality and the law.
abstract: Doctors risk erasure from the register and legal action by breaching patients' confidentiality. They should be aware of the instances in which it is legally acceptable.
authors.affiliation: University of Hertfordshire.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Korgaonkar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tribe
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008007:Licensure, Medical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010820:Physicians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012106:Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D006113:United Kingdom