Doctors are now restricted from disclosing the full sexual history of their patients to life and hea...
Doctors are now restricted from disclosing the full sexual history of their patients to life and health insurance companies, under new guidelines issued by the British Medical Association and the ABI. Medical information and insurance sets out the information that should be released to companies processing health information, but does so in order to try and encourage people to get tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI). Doctors no longer have to reveal all aspects of the patients' sexual health history and are not required to disclose single or multiple inc...
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