Patients recording consultations

Dr Christine Walker MDU medico-legal adviser
ByDr Christine Walker
Published05 August 2019
Don't jump to conclusions if a patient asks to record their consultation – it could benefit you both.

A more pragmatic approach would be to invite the patient to record the consultation openly and ask them if you can have a copy.

This page was correct at publication on 05/08/2019. Any guidance is intended as general guidance for members only. If you are a member and need specific advice relating to your own circumstances, please contact one of our advisers.

Dr Christine Walker
Medico-legal adviser

Christine Walker undertook GP training before choosing a career in paediatrics. Her particular interests were neonatology, paediatric neurology and child development. She became a consultant in community paediatrics, leading a multi-disciplinary child development centre team and she was made a fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. She has been a medico-legal adviser at the MDU since 2009.

Patients recording consultations