Abstract
The ethical rules of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) provide that confidential information about a deceased patient should only be divulged 'with the written consent of his or her next-of-kin or the executor of his or her estate' - except where such information ought to be disclosed in terms of a statute or court order, or the disclosure is justified in the public interest.
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