CP2 Chaperone role in practice

A chaperone might be:

• A witness to the continuing consent of the procedure.
• Someone who can help the sonographer which the examination.
• Able to act as an interpreter.
• A safeguard for all parties (patients and practitioners).
• Someone who will identify unusual or unacceptable behaviour on the part of the healthcare professional.
• Someone to discourage unfounded allegations of improper behaviour.