title: Understanding the Code: scope of the duty of confidentiality.
abstract: In a series explaining the law underpinning the Nursing and Midwifery Council's revised Code (2015), this month's article considers the scope of a district nurse's duty of confidence. The article explains how three areas of law are drawn together to provide maximum protection against inappropriate disclosure of sensitive health information.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer in Health Law, College of Health Science, Swansea University.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Griffith
mesh_terms: D032781:Codes of Ethics; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000941:ethics; D064691:Nurses, Community Health / Q000941:ethics*; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Confidentiality; Duty; Human rights; Privacy