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The first legislation, the Public Health (Venereal Diseases) Regulations of 1916 was comprehensive, and accompanied by guidance on setting up outpatient clinics and their supporting laboratories with practical advice on taking samples to support clinical diagnosis. Confidentiality was emphasized. The regulations led to the development of a nationwide network of clinics providing free care, open at times convenient to the public, and situated in general hospitals in large centres of population. Most of the principles still apply. Subsequent legislation centred on maintaining the confidentiality of all information obtained in relation to persons examined or treated for venereal disease, but allows transfer of details between healthcare providers to facilitate care and contact tracing. While the initial regulations stated that the venereal diseases were syphilis, gonorrhoea and chancroid, the legislation now covers all sexually transmitted diseases. <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1258\/0956462011924119","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2002,10,16]],"date-time":"2002-10-16T09:48:30Z","timestamp":1034761710000},"page":"701-704","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["The Legal Framework Covering the Practice of Genitourinary Medicine in the UK: The Venereal Diseases Regulations"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"R N","family":"Thin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Genitourinary Medicine, St Thomas Hospital, Guy's & St Thomas Hospital Trust, London SE1 7EH, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2001,11,1]]},"reference":[{"volume-title":"The Treatment of Venereal Diseases and Scabies in the Army, Final Report.","year":"1907","author":"Advisory Board to the Army Medical Services.","key":"bibr1-0956462011924119"},{"volume-title":"Final Report of the Commissioners.","year":"1916","author":"Royal Commission on Venereal Diseases.","key":"bibr2-0956462011924119"},{"volume-title":"Circulars issued by the Local Government Board on the 13 July 1916; Regulations made by the Local Government Board on 12 July 1916 [Public Health (Venereal Diseases) Regulations 1916]; Memorandum by the Medical Officer of the Local Government Board on the Organisation of Medical Measures.","year":"1916","author":"Venereal Diseases.","key":"bibr3-0956462011924119"},{"volume-title":"The Billeting of Civilians Act, 1917","year":"1917","key":"bibr4-0956462011924119"},{"key":"bibr5-0956462011924119","unstructured":"Defence (General) Regulations, 1939. 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