Table 4 Actions
Purpose of this step: this is about reflecting on suggestions, not about prescribing certain actions |
Once you have made a decision on whether or not to breach confidentiality, there are several possible scenarios, follow-up questions, and follow-up actions |
I haven't decided yet, I will… |
• … talk to … |
• Someone from the ethics support department |
• My manager |
• A confidential advisor |
• A colleague MCD facilitator |
• alternative: ……… [write down what you will do] |
• … discuss it during a peer meeting or a training moment with … |
• … plan a moral case deliberation about this with my colleagues |
• alternative: ……… [write down what you will do] |
I have decided (for now) not to breach confidentiality, I will … |
• … try alternative actions first to avoid having to breach confidentiality, namely … |
• … do nothing for the time being and wait to see what happens |
• … first talk to … |
• participant X |
• the whole MCD group |
• the originator of this moral deliberation |
• alternative: ……… [write down what you will do] |
I have decided to breach confidentiality |
What? |
• Try to share as little information as possible, but enough to achieve your goal |
• alternative: ……… [write down what you will do] |
Who? |
• Try to provide as little information as possible to only a few people, enough to achieve your goal |
• Try not to pass on information too high in the hierarchy; first closest to the people in question |
• alternative: ……… [write down what you will do] |
Informing |
• Who do you inform about your action(s)? |
• Your manager and/or the ethics support coordinator |
• The MCD participants |
▪ About what I'm going to do (or have done) |
▪ About how I came to this decision |
• alternative: ……… [write down what you will do] |
Justifying |
• See how you should record and report things to justify your choice and action |
• Consult with colleagues, ethics support coordinator and/or manager what you can learn from this situation and what could be done differently to prevent this in the future |
• alternative: ……… [write down what you will do] |