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19/04/2010

Presented by Jane Garvey. A look at how the army affects family life. And should doctors tell partners if a patient has an STD?

Presented by Jane Garvey.

Confidentiality is one of the bedrocks of the doctor / patient relationship. But are there times when a doctor should break that confidence? The number of people with a sexually transmitted disease has increased dramatically in the last ten years. Most people who catch a disease do the responsible thing and tell their partner or spouse. But what if they refuse to do so? Should the doctor step in? Jane talks to Dr Valerie Nathanson, head of science and ethics at the BMA and journalist Katie Grant.

And the Polish conservationist Malgorzata Gorska talks to Jane about the lengthy campaign she led to save the Rospuda Valley, one of Europe's last true wildernesses, from a controversial bypass project.

Jane hears from Major Chris MacGregor and his wife about the effects of army life on the family. After he returned from duty in Iraq in 2007, he began writing a poem which has now been published as a childrens' picture book called "My Daddy's Going Away". He wanted to reduce the anxiety his children felt when he left them to work away from home.

And next month (May) sees the Daphne du Maurier festival in Cornwall. Fiona Clampin visits the countryside and the beaches around Fowey, the setting of du Maurier's most famous novel, 'Rebecca', with the novelist Celia Brayfield and blue badge guide Josephine King.

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45 minutes

Last on

Mon 19 Apr 2010 10:00

Chapters

  • Treating couples with STDs - should doctors tell?

    Dr Valerie Nathanson from the British Medical Association and the journalist Katie Grant discuss the difficulties of doctor/patient confidentiality when another person is at risk of infection.

    Duration: 08:44

  • How does an absent army father affect family life?

    After returning from duty in Iraq in 2007, Major Chris MacGregor wrote a picture book called "My Daddy's Going Away" to reduce the anxiety children can feel when their fathers work away from home.

    Duration: 09:47

  • Daphne du Maurier walk - Rebecca

    Fiona Clampin explores the setting of ‘Rebecca’ with the novelist Celia Brayfield and blue badge guide Josephine King.

    Duration: 10:20

  • Listener feedback on internships

    Your comments about last week's discussion on interns

    Duration: 05:23

  • Polish conservationist Malgorzata Gorska

    Malgorzata Gorska has just won the Goldman Environmental Prize for her lengthy campaign to save the Rospuda Valley in Poland, one of Europe's last true wildernesses.

    Duration: 07:37

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  • Mon 19 Apr 2010 10:00

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