Hewitt says ‘Muslim GPs breach confidentiality’
Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has accused some Muslim GPs of breaching patient confidentiality by disclosing details of consultations with female patients to other members of the community.
The comments brought an angry reaction from GPs, who said the health secretary should not make ‘sweeping statements’ unless she had proof and would act on it.
Ms Hewitt said last week: ‘Some women patients in some Muslim communities are feeling they can’t trust their own GP who is from the same community and knows their extended family. ‘If they go for particular situations, such as a sexual health problem or domestic violence, they fear they will share that information with other members of the family or community.’
Asked whether breaches had actually occurred, Ms Hewitt told GP newspaper: ‘It is happening, but the women are too afraid to complain.’
Ms Hewitt’s comments were made at the Fabian Society in London last week after she made a speech about the future of the NHS.
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