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<h1><font face="book antiqua, times new roman, times" mstheme>Case Study 6</font></h1>
<p>The sister on a surgical ward rings up the GUM clinic health adviser in a state of
panic. Blood tests taken pre-operatively showed HIV infection and the patient had not
provided consent for this test. He and his GP have been informed of the diagnosis. Will
you talk to him? He may want to talk about the legal issues of consent and gaining access
to his medical records. On conversation with him you discover that he is recently divorced
and that his wife is working as a MLSO in one of the hospital laboratories. He is refusing
to tell her his diagnosis.</p>
<p><a href="../../law/start#Take">Where to begin?</a></p>
<p>You are advised to search out your own original material</p>
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<tr msthemelist><td valign="baseline" width="42"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><font face="verdana, arial, helvetica" mstheme><a href="http://www.ukcc.org.uk/cms/content/publications/Guidelines%2520for%2520records%2520and%2520record%2520keeping.asp" target="_blank">Guidelines for records and record keeping</a> UKCC</font></td></tr>
<tr msthemelist><td valign="baseline" width="42"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><font face="verdana, arial, helvetica" mstheme><a href="http://www.doh.gov.uk/pcharter/patientc.htm" target="_blank">The Patient's
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<tr msthemelist><td valign="baseline" width="42"></td><td valign="top" width="100%"><font face="verdana, arial, helvetica" mstheme><a href="http://www.gmc-uk.org/n_hance/good/consent.htm" target="_blank">Seeking
patients' consent: the ethical considerations</a><a href="#top"></a></font></td></tr>
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Regulations 2000</a></font></td></tr>
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