Does sexual harassment by a patient justify breaching their privacy?
The RACGP has published new guidelines to support GPs who face these dilemmas
The RACGP has issued its first guidelines on dealing with sexual harassment by patients, trying to support GPs who are forced to work through medicolegal quandaries as they try to protect themselves.
Sexual harassment at work is difficult for anybody, but GPs have the added pressure of working under medicolegal and confidentiality rules.