A woman attending a sexual health clinic asks you not to record her visit in her medical notes because she is worried her partner will find out. What ...

Question

A woman attending a sexual health clinic asks you not to record her visit in her medical notes because she is worried her partner will find out. What is the correct response?

Accepted Answer

Explain that all clinical consultations must be documented but that her records are confidential and cannot be accessed by her partner without her consent

Answer

Agree to her request; patient autonomy overrides documentation requirements

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Refuse to see her if she will not consent to documentation

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Document the visit in a letter to her GP instead

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Ask her partner for consent before proceeding

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Confidentiality and Record-Keeping in SRH

A woman attending a sexual health clinic asks you not to record her visit in her medical notes because she is worried her partner will find out. What is the correct response?