Medical Confidentiality and Legal Privilege

First Published in 2004. Confidentiality in the era of AIDS is a ''buzz-word'' in medical practice. But in the court room there is no confidentiality. A doctor can be forced to disclose her patient''s confidences. This book asks: Why is this the case? Why are other professional confidential relationships protected in the court room? What is the nature of confidentiality in modern medical practice?...