Censure Of Doctor (Press, 4 May 1987)
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Summary: Censure Of Doctor (Press, 4 May 1987)
A letter published on 4 May 1987 expresses concern over the actions of the Dunedin Medical Practitioners’ Disciplinary Committee regarding their censure of a doctor. The writer, C. R. King, argues that any suspicion of a blood sample containing the A.I.D.S. virus should be communicated to laboratory workers, regardless of the patient's sexual orientation. King believes that the doctor involved acted responsibly by alerting the laboratory staff to the potential risk. He dismisses the issue of the tested individual's accidental exposure to sensitive information as unfortunate but irrelevant. King hopes that the committee's findings will not discourage doctors from communicating necessary warnings to laboratory workers who are at high risk of exposure.
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