What should I do if my carer is not kept confidential?

If you want your carer to be involved in your treatment professionals should work with them and listen to their concerns. If you think a professional has not kept your information confidential you can ask for their reasons. You can complain or take legal action if you are not happy. What is confidentiality?

What do you need to know about confidentiality?

Confidentiality means that professionals should not tell other people personal things about you unless you say they can. Or if it is absolutely necessary. What are the rules on confidentiality? The law says that someone has to keep your information confidential if: you want the information to be kept private and the professional knows this.

What does Article 8 of the convention say about confidentiality?

Article 8 of the convention says that you have the right to respect for your ‘private and family life’. If your doctor shares your personal information with other people without your consent, this could breach this right.

What to do if a professional does not keep your information confidential?

If you think a professional has not kept your information confidential you can ask for their reasons. You can complain or take legal action if you are not happy. What is confidentiality? Confidentiality is about privacy and respect for your wishes. It is important in your relationship with professionals.

How to feel confident when something goes wrong?

1. Get crystal clear on the worst-case scenario. Popularised by Dan Gilbert in his book Stumbling on Happiness, our ability to predict accurately how good something will feel when something goes right, as well as how bad something will feel when something goes wrong, is vastly inaccurate.

When do you feel confident in your abilities?

Because confidence has a direct correlation with competence. Think about it; when you’re able to complete a task easily, don’t you naturally feel confident doing it? For example, when I wanted to develop more confidence talking to new people, I would simple practice talking to strangers as often as possible.

How to become more confident in all situations?

Take the following simple, proven steps I took to become much more confident in all situations: 1. Get crystal clear on the worst-case scenario.