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(b) Obtain written consent to the disclosure from the patient or a person<br />
properly authorised to act on the patient’s behalf.<br />
(c) only disclose factual information you can substantiate, presented in an<br />
unbiased manner, relevant to the request. The handing over of the whole<br />
record is not generally advisable.<br />
(d) It is generally advisable to offer to show the patient, or give them a copy<br />
of, any report you write about them for employment or insurance purposes<br />
before it is sent, unless there are good reasons not to do so. Such reasons<br />
may include the fact that disclosure would be likely to cause serious harm<br />
to the patient or anyone else, or disclosure would be likely to reveal<br />
information about another person who does not consent.<br />
10. Disclosures in the public interest.<br />
10.1. In exceptional cases, personal information may be disclosed in the public<br />
interest without the patient’s consent, if the benefits to an individual or to<br />
society of the disclosure outweigh both the public and the patient’s interest in<br />
keeping the information confidential.<br />
10.2. Disclosure in the public interest may occur where it is necessary to protect<br />
individuals or society from risks of serious harm, such as serious<br />
communicable diseases or serious crime.
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