It's a sorry state we're in.
It's a sorry state we're in.
I would think contacting the head of your local hospitals would prove more helpful than just saying "don't record this case".
if you care about your health even a little bit, you can't give them any reason to withhold healthcare from you, they already spend a hell of a lot more time looking for a reason to do that than they do looking for a solution to your medical problems.
I have, and used to work in it too, and it's not really about "expressing your wishes". You go into hospital with a broken finger, they ask you if you are taking any drugs, you lie and say no, in spite of the fact that you are still rather off your tits on E which is how you managed to break your finger in the first place. Is there a risk with that? Of course, maybe the drugs they give you for the injury do not agree with E, but there's a risk in telling the truth too, it's a judgement call. Sadly, the fact that all NHS staff are now de facto police informants forces that judgement call on you.
That last sentence really sounds like a threat. If I was a health care worker and you said that to me, I would definitely document your words in your chart, report you to law enforcement, and tell you that I am unable to provide care without documenting it in your chart as that is legally dangerous for me and medically dangerous for you.
Um, look, I'd not be comfortable discussing this if it goes on my medical records, could we discuss [...] off-the-record?
Scenario A
No, sorry, it has to be recorded.
OK. Then I'd prefer not to discuss it.
Scenario B
Sure, I'll just record the fact that we had a conversation, not the contents
Thanks, with all the NHS leaks, I'd rather this didn't end up in the papers!
What can you avoid giving them? Your spam-only email address? That's the least of your worries.
Sorry state indeed.
I don't see how that is practical in any way - apart from the most trivial of cases how can they prescribe medicine or refer you to specialists if they don't know your personal information?
Edit: Note that I am very concerned about data being shared outside of the NHS but not giving personal information doesn't appear to be a great way of doing this. Hopefully NHS Scotland won't get involved in this...