Our practice is committed to putting patients at ease whenever possible and if you wish a chaperone to be present during your examination, please do not hesitate to ask the doctor / nurse.
All chaperones are members of staff who are trained to carry out this role. They are trained in patient confidentiality.
It may not be possible for such a chaperone to be provided immediately and you might have to return for the examination to be carried out at a mutually convenient time.
Trust is important in the relationship between doctor / nurse and patient, we would at all times wish you to feel able to ask for a chaperone should you require it.