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Keeping Secrets: The Healthcare Worker’s Duty of Confidentiality

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Preserving privacy and confidentiality is crucial because the relationship you develop with your clients is based on trust and mutual respect. Any violation of these concepts risks compromising the therapeutic relationship, which could lead to the client losing trust.

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Preserving privacy and confidentiality is crucial because the relationship you develop with your clients (and with other staff) is based on trust and mutual respect. Any violation of these concepts risks compromising the therapeutic relationship, which could lead to the client losing trust in the system, and in turn affect their future care. Privacy and confidentiality are important and often misunderstood concepts in health care. Perhaps a simple way of viewing the difference between these concepts is to think that through keeping the client’s information confidential, you are also protecting their privacy.

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Linda Starr
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Dr Linda Starr (PhD) is an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University. She also has extensive experience as a registered nurse and is the South Australian practitioner member on the National Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Linda is passionate about the intersection between healthcare and the law, with a particular focus on the mandatory reporting of elder abuse.
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04 May 2021
this resource reinforces our knowledge of the importance of privacy and confidentiality.
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31 May 2021
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10 May 2021
Excellent case studies describing the possible breaches that can occur.
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