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Funding warning on police merg
The four Welsh police authorities risk missing out on funding if they do not agree to merge voluntarily, Welsh Secretary Peter Hain has warned.
Mr Hain said the Home Office had allocated £125m to help pay for police mergers across the UK.
Home Secretary Charles Clarke had given the police authorities in Wales until Friday to agree to a single force.
But all four have rejected the plans, citing concerns about the speed of change, funding and community policing.
Mr Hain told BBC Wales there was a "danger" of the Welsh police authorities missing out on financial... Read more
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Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake
30 March 2007
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Everyday ethics: ER doctor fac
I am an emergency-medicine physician. The police and EMS brought in a man in handcuffs who passed out while driving and hit a barrier. They thought he was drunk, which our alcohol test confirmed. But when he identified himself as an off-duty police officer, the cuffs were removed and no charges were filed. Can I report this without violating my ethical and legal duty to protect patient privacy?
- Name Withheld, New York
Legal concerns aside, you may ethically report this. Doing so would simply restore matters to what they would have been had the police done their job to begin with: That off-duty officer should have been cited for DUI, which is a matter of public record. In that situation, you would not be revealing what most medical ethicists regard as confidential information.
Had that drunken driver not been hauled in by the cops but instead staggered in voluntarily, under his own steam, I think you would have to keep silent. Physicians must guard patient privacy to avoid discouraging people from seeking medical care. Few would visit a doctor if they faced arrest in the waiting room. We sacrifice one social good - deterring wrongdoers - for another - promoting public health.
In your actual circumstances, there is much to be said for picking up the phone. A boozy cop is a threat to himself and others - a drunk driving a car . . . with a gun! The cronyism of the nonarresting officers is also wrong. The law does not exempt co-workers.
Before acting, consult your hospital's compliance officer. Then lie down with a cold compress on your forehead until the dizziness passes.
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