Practice dilemma - A patient's HIV status
10 February 2011
The dilemma: You are running late in a morning surgery. A newly registered patient comes to see you and tells you that he has been diagnosed as being HIV positive. He has started treatment and is under close review at a nearby hospital. His wife is also a patient at your practice and he asks you to make sure that under no circumstances is his wife told about his illness. He is concerned that if she finds out, his marriage would be over. What should you do?
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