Male GPs.

[pauliwauli2]

I know that male hospital doctors have to be chaperoned when they are examining a female patient, i.e. a female member of staff must supervise the examination. If a female were to go to a male GP with a "personal" problem which would involve an examination, is the GP allowed to carry it out on his own?

Just want to add, I haven't got a problem that I'm planning to go to a male GP with! My GP is female anyway. I just have a genuine interest.

[missspeedy23]

I went to a male GP a couple of years back with a personal problem and he called a nurse in. He shut the curtain so she couldn't see anything but she was there just in case!

[Ethel]

The GP would be foolish to carry out an intimate examination on a female patient without a female member of staff in attendance.

He doesn't want to be accused of sexual misconduct

[sqad617]

Difficult one, but Ethel is quite correct in her answer BUT
1) suppose there is no chaperonne available because of staff abscence or shortages...unusual perhaps.
2) If in a medical emergecy say, a GP went to the home and there was nobody to chaperonne e.g next door neighbour at work etc.

I feel in these circumstance providing that he had the permission of the patient and that he explained what he was doing, then an intimate examination could be performed without the prescence of a chaperonne.

[pauliwauli2]

That's quite interesting. What about if a female doctor was a lesbian? Would that not really matter? I suppose it would be seen as discrimination if a chaperone were to be involved? Plus the female GP maybe wouldn't have an obligation to come forward as being a lesbian..?

[sqad617]

LOL LOL pauliwauli2 we will soon see a lesbian patient demanding a lesbian Dr. and because it was an "all femail " affair, it would not be seen as discrimatory. What would be inappropriate examination in that case would certainly be acceptable to the participants and hence non reprehensibleLOL. It would seem that providing nobody finds out and that the participants agree, then all is fair.

[Dollie]

It is not the case ......... healthcare commission guidelines state that it is preferred if they are chaperoned, but if it is not possible for whatever reason it can still be done

[mandimoo]

my doc surgery offers a chaperone service, IF you want it, but by no means is it compulsory.

[sqad617]

Put Dollies and mandimoos replies together and you have the perfect answer.