title: Legal issues arising in community nursing 9: confidentiality.
abstract: The duty of confidentiality is absolutely clear in community nursing. However, there are a number of situations in which confidentiality may be justifiably breached. This article reviews these situations, and offers guidance to community nurses on judging when breach of confidentiality is appropriate and legally permissible.
authors.affiliation: University of Glamorgan, UK.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dimond
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017007:Duty to Warn / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards; D006113:United Kingdom