Confidentiality-Being a pregnant health care provider

[Junglemum]

Can you go to a different lab? When i was working and first suspected i was preg, i went as far away from the hospital i worked at as possible.

[Trillian]

Yeah, I would do what Ange said and find another lab to use.

[HotI]

Um, for some tests there is only one lab in each State.

I have kinda worked through the industry in quite a few areas (through employment and study), from lab to health care provider in clinical setting.

I am trying to stay away from areas i have worked as much as possible but not always so easy. Even sitting in the waiting room, i am hoping i don't see colleagues or clients.

Will chat to the doc this week to see if there is policy in place, or arrangements that can be made.

Thanks

[Trillian]

Ahhh OK, that's a bit trickier then. I guess if you don't have any choice about which lab, you will just have to trust that anyone who handles the results has professional integrity and wont gossip about it. I don't think you would be able to get away with using a different name as you will need a medicare number etc, unless you can use your maiden name?

[HotI]

That is a possibility. Thanks.

[Schmickers]

This is certainly an issue. At the hospital I work at, I know of more than one occasion where staff working in Maternity pulled another staff member's file to have a sticky at the progress of their pregnancy. So very inappropriate. I hope you have more luck!

[HotI]

Yeah, i have already had some experience with how the principles of confidentiality and privacy don't always work in the real world.

Thanks

[scarypinkfairy]

can't really offer any advice, just i have the same problem. my results are there on the comps should anyone suspect anything and i don't think they would think twice about looking me up either. just hope they don't.