Chaperone Policy
We will always respect your privacy, dignity and your religious and cultural beliefs particularly when intimate examinations are advisable - these will only be carried out with your express agreement and you will be offered a chaperone to attend the examination if you so wish.
You may also request a chaperone when making the appointment or on arrival at the surgery (please let the receptionist know) or at any time during the consultation.
All of our Clinicians should offer a chaperone for all intimate examinations or for any examination that requires a patient to be in a state of undress.
The choice to have a chaperone present or not is yours. If you decline but the Clinician feels a chaperone should be present, he/she will explain why a chaperone is required.
For all examinations the Clinician will…
- Explain why the examination is necessary and give you the opportunity to ask any questions.
- Explain what the examination involves.
- Obtain your verbal consent for the examination to go ahead.
- Offer you a chaperone.