The Practice is committed to providing a safe comfortable environment for patients to be examined, by training our chaperones to adhere to the most current guidelines when acting as a chaperone.
All patients may request a chaperone to be present when they are being examined by a doctor.
There may be occasions when a chaperone is unavailable (for example on a home visit or when no trained chaperone of the appropriate sex is in the building). In such circumstances the doctor will assess the circumstances and make a joint decision with patients, families and carers on the best course of action.