Doctors warned about 'online sex advances'.Summary: Doctors are being warned not to respond to sexual advances from patients via social networking See social networking site.social networking - social network sites such as Facebook. Doctors are being warned not to respond to sexual advances from patients via social networking sites such as Facebook. The Medical Defence Union (MDU (1) (Multiple Dwelling Unit) A commercial or residential building with multiple offices or apartments. See BLEC. (2) (Multiply-Divide Unit) A high-speed circuit that performs multiplication and division within the CPU. ) has said it is aware of several cases where patients have attempted to proposition doctors by sending them a private message via a networking site. The MDU warns that doctors should not respond, even if just to say no politely. In one case, a female GP was asked out for a drink by a patient as she left her surgery. She refused but the patient started pestering her via Facebook and sent her a bunch of lilies - her favourite flowers - which he had learned about through the site. People using social networking sites like Facebook can introduce safety profiles on their account, making sure people who are only their "friends" can access their home page. The MDU helped the GP to stop the patient's advances but also told her how to use the security and privacy settings. Dr Emma Cuzner, MDU medico-legal adviser, has written about the issue in the latest MDU Journal: "The pitfalls posed to doctors using social networking sites by inadvertently breaching confidentiality or posting unprofessional content, such as photos, have been well documented," she said. "But doctors may be less prepared for patients using sites like Facebook to ask them out on a date. Some doctors have told the MDU they feel it would be rude rude - [WPI] 1. Badly written or functionally poor, e.g. a program that is very difficult to use because of gratuitously poor design decisions. Opposite: cuspy. 2. Anything that manipulates a shared resource without regard for its other users in such a way as to cause a not to reply, if only to politely refuse, but given that this is not a professional route of communication, any correspondence of this sort would clearly stray Stray (1) Not a member of the participating party in the trade at hand; (2) not a meaningful indication of a customer's desire to take a sizable position or be involved in a stock. outside the doctor/patient relationship. "We are advising our members about the importance of keeping relationships with patients on a professional footing. This is in line with doctors' ethical duties not to pursue improper
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