Consent to the publication of patient information: Seeking consent is morally essential

EDITOR—Singer writes: “For this reason, you must obtain express consent from patients before publishing personal information about them as individuals in media to which the public has access, for example in journals or text books, whether or not you believe the patient can be identified. Express consent must therefore be sought to the publication of, for example, case-histories about, or photographs of, patients.

“However, the GMC does admit of exceptions in the case of patients who have …