The fact that a doctor is bound in his professional practice by a contract or statute to another doctor, an administration, a local authority or any other public or private body in no way detracts from his professional duties and in particular his obligations concerning professional confidentiality and the independence of his decisions.
Under no circumstances may a doctor accept restrictions on his independence in his medical practice from the doctor, company or organisation that employs him. He must always act, first and foremost, in the interests of public health and in the interests of the people and their safety within the companies or communities where he practises.