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A patient wants to be treated for an STI in the GP surgery but does not want it to be on the records because their partner knows

the other GP

o If a treatment is prescribed in the GP surgery, it must

be put on the records

o Reassure them that the GP their partner knows has a duty to confidentiality and is a medical professional

o Advise them they can go to the sexual health clinic confidentially and the records are separate from the GP records

You have a duty to persuade the patient to tell their partner

Their partner is at risk

If their partner is not treated early, they may have irreversible complications (such as infertility for chlamydia)

It is better if you tell them now than them finding out later

Help with possible ways to tell them

They could both come in together and talk to you

The sexual-health clinic can send an anonymous letter