Chaperoning policies must align with national guidance to improve care quality and safety, privacy and dignity. This includes reflecting lone working policies, safeguarding, Mental Capacity Act, ...

Teenagers should have the option of having a "medical chaperone" present when they are undergoing any kind of intimate physical exam, according to a new policy statement by the American Academy of ...

News of physicians accused or convicted of sexually inappropriate behavior toward patients during medical exams has been frequent recently. And patient advocates have brought up the fact that many ...

Tearha Hill typically stands to one side of the room, with her eyes trained on the medical exam happening in front of her. The licensed practical nurse watches the doctor. Every few seconds, she looks ...