Empowering Patients with Primary Care Health Rights

DiscoverGP offers a platform for patients to engage and learn about their health rights in primary care. Topics covered include participation guidelines, primary care services, FAQs, confidentiality, consent, staying well tips, and more. The interactive nature of the platform encourages visitors to ask questions and learn more about healthcare processes and services.

• Primary Care
• Patient Rights
• Health Information
• Confidentiality
• Consent

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1. TALK TO US Your health rights in primary care rcgp.org.uk/discovergp 1

2. Participate within your comfort zone Ground rules Respect each others views Introductions Consider keeping sensitive information confidential Enjoy! 2

3. Primary care Walk-in centres Pharmacists Sexual Health services School nurses/health visitors Mental health services Doctors surgery i.e. GPs, nurses, managers, receptionists 3

4. Questions for us Why don t you work in a hospital? How do you become a doctor? Do you get embarrassed? How can I look after my skin? Can I bring a friend? Where can I get health information? How could I book an appointment? 4

5. Who knows what confidentiality means? Green bucket YES Red bucket NO 5

6. Would you feel confident to go to a healthcare appointment alone? Green bucket YES Red bucket NO 6

7. How old do you have to be to see a doctor or nurse alone? 12 years? Any age? 16 years? 14 years? 7

8. Body map 8

9. What is confidentiality? Same for all ages A health professional must not disclose anything learned from a person without that person s agreement We might encourage you to tell someone May only be broken where there is risk of harm... 9

10. Consent and capacity Agree to something and understand why it is happening 10

11. How can we stay well? Healthy eating Exercise Socialising Sleeping Not smoking Not taking drugs Avoid alcohol 11

12. How can we stay well? NHS choices Young carers MIND NSPCC/Childline GP practice websites 12

13. Video 13

14. Answers 14

15. Who knows what confidentiality means? Green bucket YES Red bucket NO 15

16. Would you feel confident to go to a health care appointment alone? Green bucket YES Red bucket NO 16

17. How old do you have to be to see a doctor or nurse alone? 12 years? Any age? 16 years? 14 years? 17

18. Any more questions? 18