Confidentiality of sexual health patients' information - what has history taught us and where do we stand?

Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Feb;93(1):2. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2016-053002.

Authors

Jo Gibbs^{1

2}, Pam Sonnenberg², Claudia S Estcourt³

Affiliations

¹ Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK. EC1A 7BE.
² Research Department of Infection & Population Health, University College London, London, UK, WC1E 6JB.
³ School of Health & Life Science, M421, 4th Floor George Moore Building, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA.

PMID: 28100755
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2016-053002

No abstract available

Keywords: confidentiality; legislation; partner notification; public health; sexual health.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Confidentiality*
Contact Tracing
Humans
Patient Access to Records / legislation & jurisprudence
Sexual Health*
Sexual Partners