Question

A 36-year-old woman shares anonymised clinical details about a patient on her public social media account, including age and rare diagnosis. Colleagues can easily identify which patient she is referring to. According to GMC guidance, what best describes this behaviour?

Accepted Answer

Unprofessional; she should not share identifiable patient information on social media

Answer

Acceptable as no names are used

Answer

Acceptable if the patient is not online

Answer

Acceptable if she deletes the post within 24 hours

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Acceptable if she gains more followers

Practice question

A 36-year-old woman shares anonymised clinical details about a patient on her public social media account, including age and rare diagnosis. Colleagues can easily identify which patient she is referring to. According to GMC guidance, what best describes this behaviour?