The only times that I am required to break confidentiality by law is if failure to do so would endanger yourself or other people or if your information is subpoenaed by the courts. If you are seeing me by referral of a GP, I will also need to disclose information about your treatment and progress to them to ensure you are being holistically supported. I will obtain your permission before I disclose information to other third parties, for example, for insurance claims or to your partner/school for a specific purpose; in such situations we will discuss all the implications of such disclosure before permission is requested, and you are always entitled to refuse permission.
You may access the information in your own file on request, subject to the exceptions in the national privacy principles.
