Frank Pope

“Mr [name redacted] family had concerns, which I share, that where a patient does not have capacity to make decisions about attending followup consultations, appointments might be missed when family members are not copied into correspondence. It was accepted that patient confidentiality would normally preclude such direct family involvement but that there may be circumstances when it is in the patient's best interests to use this approach, to ensure followup occurs. It was not clear from the evidence heard”