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. Which of the following statements is not true about the duty of confidentiality?

Its ethical basis can be justified on consequentialist and deontological grounds correct incorrect

The duty of confidentiality is found referred to in the Hippocratic Oath correct incorrect

It is an absolute duty correct incorrect

It is governed by common law and statute correct incorrect

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. The General Data Protection Regulation:

Processing personal data is lawful if it is necessary for medical care grounds correct incorrect

Permits disclosure to close family members correct incorrect

Lists ten principles for lawful processing correct incorrect

Permits disclosure for bona fide teaching purposes correct incorrect

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. Which English case provides authority for the principle that if there is a risk of significant harm to others, disclosure of personal medical information would be justified?

Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California (1976) correct incorrect

TR(Stone) v. South East Coast Strategic Health Authority [2006] correct incorrect

W v. Egdell [1990] correct incorrect

Campbell v. MGN [2004] correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements about individuals who lack capacity is correct?

The duty of confidentiality does not extend to adults who lack capacity because of section 4(7) of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 correct incorrect

The duty of confidentiality applies to infants and children correct incorrect

The law requires that when deciding to disclose information about incompetent adults doctors should, where possible, first consult patients and follow their wishes. correct incorrect

A duty of confidentiality is not owed to adults who lack capacity correct incorrect

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. Palmer v. Tees is authority for which principle of law?

A breach of confidence might not be justified if the threat is not directed at an identifiable person, or group of persons correct incorrect

Psychiatrists owe a duty of care towards ascertainable individuals who are threatened personally by patients correct incorrect

If there is a possible risk of harm to others then disclosure of sensitive data is justified correct incorrect

If there is a possible risk of harm to others there is an urgent duty to disclose personal medical information to the media correct incorrect

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. The case of Bluck v. the Information Commissioner [2007] is authority for which principle of law?

The duty of confidence continues following the death of a person to whom a duty of confidentiality was owed in life correct incorrect

Information can be disclosed if this is already in the public domain correct incorrect

Personal details such as medical records, information about finances or the provision of care can be disclosed only to public authorities following the person's death correct incorrect

The duty of confidentiality ceases on the person's death correct incorrect

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. The Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 requires doctors to notify a Local Authority Proper Officer:

If a person is suspected of having a notifiable disease unless the person has reasonable grounds for objecting correct incorrect

Only if there are reasonable grounds for believing that a person has a disease listed in schedule 1 correct incorrect

If a person is suspected of having a notifiable disease unless notification will compromise the rights of a third party correct incorrect

If there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person has a notifiable disease correct incorrect

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. The General Data Protection Regulation:

Permits patients to access their personal data that has been processed by a data controller correct incorrect

Provides patients with a right to access their personal health records correct incorrect

Provides that personal data must be processed fairly and lawfully correct incorrect

All of the options are correct correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not a remedy for an action for breach of confidence:

Damages correct incorrect

Injunction correct incorrect

Specific performance correct incorrect

All the options are correct correct incorrect

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. R (Axon) v. Secretary of State for Health [2006] is authority for the principle that:

Information about the medical details of Gillick competent children must be disclosed only to those with parental responsibility correct incorrect

If a child is not Gillick competent then parents should be informed about their child's medical details unless there is a compelling reason not to do so correct incorrect

Non Gillick competent children are not owed a duty of confidentiality in order to protect them from abuse correct incorrect

None of the options are correct correct incorrect