Harley Quinn
September 27th, 2009, 07:42 AM
I think that tis is a good way to find out who has done the crime.....your opinions?
Doctors in the UK should tell police every time they treat a victim of gun and knife crime, new guidelines from the General Medical Council will state.
They are also told they can breach patient confidentiality by giving police information if they believe a crime has or will be committed.
If a patient is diagnosed with a genetic disease doctors will be able to tell relatives, without consent.
The revised guidance on confidentiality will be published on Monday.
It is the first time doctors have been explicitly told they should report all knife crime as previously they only had to report patients with gunshot wounds.
It is hoped this will help police get better statistics on where and when violent crime is taking place.
Full Story -----> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8276609.stm
Doctors in the UK should tell police every time they treat a victim of gun and knife crime, new guidelines from the General Medical Council will state.
They are also told they can breach patient confidentiality by giving police information if they believe a crime has or will be committed.
If a patient is diagnosed with a genetic disease doctors will be able to tell relatives, without consent.
The revised guidance on confidentiality will be published on Monday.
It is the first time doctors have been explicitly told they should report all knife crime as previously they only had to report patients with gunshot wounds.
It is hoped this will help police get better statistics on where and when violent crime is taking place.
Full Story -----> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8276609.stm