Professional Practice, Values, and Ethics

Question 1

What are the relevant bits of the data protection act 1998

Answer 1

Section 7a - individual is entitled to be told what is going on with their data
Section 7b - data controller must provide a blurb about the data, why they have it, and who also has access

Question 2

What is the relevant bit of the access to health records act 1990

Answer 2

Section 3(1)(f) - access to a dead persons records is granted to their NOK

Question 3

What is the relevant part of the medical records act 1988

Answer 3

patient is allowed access to their medical records at any point
patient is allowed to refuse consent to disclose a medical report to employer or insurance company

Question 4

When are you allowed to withhold medical records

Answer 4

• if knowledge will cause serious harm (data protection act)
• if it’s too hard to get hold of (data protection act)
• if they are restricted by a court order

Question 5

what is coercion

Answer 5

• one person intentionally uses a serious / serious sounding threat of severe harm or force in an attempt to control someone else
• only counts as coercion if it was successful
• feeling threatened doesn’t count - threat must be real + explicit

Question 6

what is persuasion

Answer 6

• person a believes something because person b is very convincing
• appeal to reason
• appeal to emotion

Question 7

what is manipulation

Answer 7

• generic term for forms of influence that are not persuasive or coercive