We will always respect your privacy, dignity and your religious and cultural beliefs particularly when intimate examinations are advisable - these will only be carried out with your express agreement and you will be offered a chaperone to attend the examination if you so wish.

You may also request a chaperone when making the appointment or on arrival at the surgery (please let the receptionist know) or at any time during the consultation.

All of our Clinicians should offer a chaperone for all intimate examinations or for any examination that requires a patient to be in a state of undress.

The choice to have a chaperone present or not is yours. If you decline but the Clinician feels a chaperone should be present, he/she will explain why a chaperone is required.

For all examinations the Clinician will…

• Explain why the examination is necessary and give you the opportunity to ask any questions.
• Explain what the examination involves.
• Obtain your verbal consent for the examination to go ahead.
• Offer you a chaperone.