Doctors and confidentality, how far does it go?

Doctors and confidentality, how far does it go?

Just a few things I've wondered about..

If you had been to see your doctor and you had to have a blood test, he asked if you had been taking drugs, you said no, the test came back positive that you had, showing you had lied to your doctor, will the doctor take you off his patients list?

Also, how far does patient confidentality go? On job applications, it does ask have you ever been affected by drug abuse, yes or no, do they check up on that? why ask the question to begin with if they're not going to follow up on what you say? they must check somehow? but I can only see one way of finding out that information, and that's from your doctor surely?

if anybody actually lies to their doctor they are totally stupid. health is so important, dont bother lieing.
doctors keep all your info TOTALLY confidential.

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my mates brother went to the doctors 4 a blood test with his mam and dad, the doctor came into the room and asked his parents to leave the room.

the doctor said, there appears 2 be traces of coccain, extasy, kettermin and other illeagal drugs in your blood system, and the dude just shrugged his shoulders and said yeah so.

fuckin quality response on his behalf.

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he sounds cool

and to think people accuse this site of being full of shite.

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My doctors got broke into & my & other patient records were stolen, they turned up on the tough streets of Liverpool!

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Thats cos it is!

Hey jo, how r u? Nice 2 c u on Saturday! Thanx 4 helpin us out mate! The whole night would've been a complete shambles without u! Did u here i got 2 meet the tidy boys? I know i'm sad but i think i love them!

doctors r supposed to keep all info confidential!!!

but i wud never tell my dr anything cos i don't trust him enuff not to say anything!!!

my doctor also has a severe problem with not interfeering.........if he see's u smokin gin a pub he comes over to lecture u on not smoking whilst his fat bitch of a wife is standing at the bar chain smoking!!!

"do as i say, not as i do"

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Are you the same Lulu off the Tidy board?

This can be more common than you think. Almost all GP's have clinical computer systems now, they get partial grants to get good kit to run it on. It's a goldmine to a thief.

Mind, the crim has to know how to interigate the actual database structure to get at the patient data, and yer local scummas UNIX or SQL skills are somewhat lacking in that department...(your secrets should be safe)...

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The info that is on your medical record can be obtained through some means im sure. If your job asks about past medical problems and you dont tell them and then you are found out at a later date they can terminate your contract as you sign the bottom of your applications confirming that all the info stated is correct to your knowledge.

if you tell a doctor you take drugs he dosnt have to put it on your records and to be honest i dont think they do put it on your record unless its related to a medical disorder you have because of the drug abuse.

Im with Mr Revel, there is no point telling your doctor lies.

if u dont trust your doctor, get a new one.

if they do tell people things about your personal medical stuff, u can get them fired...

it wud help tho if he wasn't lecturing u on this that & the other but his wife resembles a walking heart attack waiting to happen!!!

i always enjoy watching him squirm when he asks how my sex life is...i generally reply with mines fine but ur obviously not getting any otherwise u wudn't ask bout mine!!!

You go one further, get them struck off for good.

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Weyhey, i most certainly am! Why what have i done?

it's the only doctor in our area that u don't have to pre book ur illness........

to complain in our surgery u have to complain to his wife!! - it doesn't ever get any further than his wife funnily enuff!!!

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You sent a txt to JD to tell him you met Amo & Andy! MAGIC

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AT 5am in the morning remember

I cant believe how much he hates me 4 it! I'll make him suffer 4 making me grovel!

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Did u think he would be intrested?

I mean he meets them every/most day/s!

BUT IT IS FUNNY!
What did your txt say plz tell