Will genetically-informed medicine upend medical confidentiality? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 19th, 2017 in confidentiality, disclosure, hospitals, medical records, news, pregnancy by tracey

‘ABC v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust and Others [2017] EWCA Civ 336. In a fascinating twist to the drama of futuristic diagnosis, the Court of Appeal has allowed an argument that doctors treating a Huntington’s patient should have imparted information about his diagnosis to his pregnant daughter to go to trial.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 17th May 2017

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com