If necessary, where a chaperone is not available, the consultation / examination should be rearranged for a mutually convenient time when a chaperone can be present.Ĭomplaints and claims have not been limited to male doctors with female patients - there are many examples of alleged homosexual assault by female and male doctors. Patients who request a chaperone should never be examined without a chaperone being present. However, there will still be times when either the clinician, or the patient, feels uncomfortable, and it would be appropriate to consider using a chaperone. This should remove the potential for misunderstanding. Ensure that a suitable sign is clearly on display in each consulting or treatment room offering the chaperone service if required.Always ensure that the patient is provided with adequate privacy to undress and dress.
Chaperone person professional#
Always adopt a professional and considerate manner - be careful with humour as a way of relaxing a nervous situation as it can easily be misinterpreted.The clinician should give the patient a clear explanation of what the examination will involve.If you feel specialist arrangements need to be made prior to your child’s appointment or admission, please contact the clinic number on your appointment letter.Clinicians (male and female) should consider whether an intimate or personal examination of the patient (either male or female) is justified, or whether the nature of the consultation poses a risk of misunderstanding. If concerns or issues are raised during or after an examination or procedure, the chaperone is expected to report this immediately. Act as the patient’s advocate throughout the intervention/procedure.Provide protection to the healthcare professional undertaking the intimate examination, procedure, treatment or care, against unfounded allegations of improper behaviour.Maintain communication and, if appropriate, eye contact with the patient, whilst the healthcare professional’s attention is focused on the examination, procedure, treatment or care.The healthcare professional undertaking the examination should offer assistance with undressing only if absolutely necessary
Genital examination is an essential part of the routine newborn screening examination, particularly assessing for undescended testes in males. The only exception to the requirement for a chaperone for intimate examinations is during routine newborn and infant examinations on the postnatal ward or Neonatal Unit, or for babies seen in the clinic before the age of one year old. We encourage parents and guardians to also be present If a child or young person requires an intimate examination (for example, of genitalia, rectum or breasts) a formal chaperone will be present. Declining chaperones can delay examinations. Having chaperones helps us to follow NHS best practice guidelines. It is important for our youngest patients, and the staff who care for them, that children and young patients have a chaperone present when undergoing physical examinations.Ī formal chaperone: A healthcare professional with chaperone training.Īn informal chaperone: A parent or guardian, legal guardian or a non-clinical staff member. We want all our patients to have safe and comfortable environments when undergoing investigations and treatments. Chaperoning children and young people under 16 years
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