Guidance on keeping appropriate sexual boundaries between healthcare professionals and patients has been published by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence. It warns that any form of sexualised behaviour, including asking for, or accepting, a date or even accepting an invitation to a birthday party, could constitute professional misconduct. The guidance, which is intended to be used by professional regulators as a basis for the production of profession-specific advice, sets out a series of questions that health professionals should ask themselves if they feel attracted in any way to a patient, or a patient shows any signs of attraction to them. Whatever the case, the guidance says that the professional should discuss the matter with a colleague and consider giving up responsibil-itv for that patient's care.
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