Is it ever okay to give patient information to police without a warrant?
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When approached by police for information about a patient, doctors need to consider their privacy obligations and determine whether they are obliged or permitted to disclose the information without the patient’s consent.
Disclosing information without a warrant or subpoena may constitute a privacy breach, as this case involving a GP illustrates.