Where none of the above situations exist, and information is disclosed, the professional may have breached confidence. If information about a patient is disclosed without his or her authority, then the patient may be able to sue for breach of confidence if:
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the information has the necessary quality of confidence about it
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the information was provided by the patient to the doctor in circumstances which indicated it was to be treated in confidence
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there was an unauthorised use of the information to the detriment of the patient.
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