NES: Human Trafficking (Adults)

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1. Introduction
2. The Context and the Victims
3. Referral
4. Human Trafficking and Health
5. Your Role in Supporting Victims
   1. What You Can Do
   2. Identifying Human Trafficking
   3. Supporting Disclosure
   4. Talking to Human Trafficking Victims
   5. What Else Can You Do?
   6. Record Keeping
   7. Sharing Information
   8. Disclosing Information without Consent
   9. Summary
6. Support for Staff Dealing with Victims
7. Further Information and Additional Resources
8. Review of Learning Outcomes

Disclosing Information without Consent

There may be circumstances where information may be shared without a patient's consent:

• There is a threat of imminent danger to them or others.
• There is a need to investigate a serious crime.

How do you make a decision?

• Consider each individual case.
• Consider both to the law and the particular circumstances of the case.
• Discuss with a senior colleague or line manager.

For more detailed information on good practice (especially when you are dealing with a case), please refer to the Human Trafficking Guidance:

Human Trafficking. What health workers need to know.