DOCTORS WORKING IN PRISON HUMAN RIGHTS AND ETHICAL DILEMMA
About chapter 2
Learning objectives
After going through this section, you should be able to
Understand when consent is needed from prisoners as from other patients
Assess when prisoners can refuse medical treatment
Assess when they can refuse psychological or psychiatric interventions
Apply the consent rules on young offenders (under the age of adulthood)
Identify situations where prisoners can refuse treatment in advance
Have knowledge of the prisoners' rights to confidentiality
Assess when non-medical staff have a right to look at prisoners’ medical records?
Assess if warders have a right to know who is HIV positive
Identify situations where doctors can breach confidentiality
Contents
Introduction
Consent to, and refusal of, examination or therapy
When you cannot get consent
Consent and refusal of other medical interventions
Confidentiality and consent to disclosure of information
Author
Ann Sommerville, Head of Ethics, British Medical Association, Visiting Professor of Medical Ethics, Queen Mary College, University of London.
Estimated time: 60 minutes
Last modified: Thursday, 29 January 2015, 3:03 PM