Table 2.

Are staff of the GUM clinic allowed to share personal information during STI outbreaks with staff of the National Public Health Service on a "need-to-know" basis?.

Health Profession	Yes		Yes, but should be discouraged*		No		Don't know
	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)
Microbiologist (n = 8)	3	(38)	2	(25)	2	(25)	1	(12)
GUM Consultant (n = 9)	5	(56)	2	(22)	2	(22)	0	(0)
CCDC (n = 5)	3	(60)	0	(0)	2	(40)	0	(0)
CDSC-Epidemiologist† (n = 4)	2	(50)	1	(25)	1	(25)	0	(0)
Total	13	(50)	5	(19)	7	(27)	1	(4)

* because patients may regard this as a confidentiality breach