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Health workers warned against dating former patients

GMC's new guidance warns GPs over affairs 24 Oct The guidance lists unacceptable behaviour and states that health professionals must establish and maintain clear sexual boundaries. It also states that obtaining a patient's consent does not justify a sexual relationship. Professionals attracted to patients should seek advice from a colleague and may have to hand treatment over, the draft report states. Sexual activity is defined in the document as words, behaviour or actions by a health professional towards a patient, family member or carer which might be interpreted as sexually motivated. The guidance says cases will be judged "individually". However, it adds that relationships are unprofessional if the patient is exploited, was vulnerable or the professional relationship was terminated to start a sexual relationship. Members included clinicians, victims of abuse, royal colleges and representatives from health-care regulatory bodies.

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But it's not that simple. In fact, hospital call rooms have very small, squeaky beds and very thin walls! Doctors used to marry nurses -- it was a more common practice in previous generations.

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Share via Email Doctors, nurses, midwives and all other healthcare professionals are to be told that sexual relationships not only with patients but also former patients are unacceptable, under draft proposals from regulators. A comprehensive package of reforms, which starts with the training of medical staff, will be published by the Council for Healthcare and Regulatory Excellence in the summer in the hope of changing medical culture. According to Professor Julie Stone, the council's former deputy director and executive lead on the project, there is a need to go beyond mere guidelines to try to establish a culture in which healthcare staff have a deeply rooted understanding of the damage that can be done by becoming involved with a patient. They would be encouraged not only to attempt to avoid any relationship themselves, but also to speak out if they were aware of a colleague becoming involved.

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No-dating rules for doctors and nurses

April 10, 3 Comments Do you ever get hit on at work? Throughout my years as a nurse practitioner it has happened to me a time or two. Typically, the gesture comes in the form of an inappropriate comment which I choose to ignore or express distaste at depending on the situation. Once, a patient even went so far as to deliver a note asking me on a date to the front desk of the walk-in clinic where I was working at the time. While I've never been on the receiving end of a romantic gesture from a patient I've been tempted to reciprocate, the situation does happen-more than you would think.

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