A partner asking for confidential results

Setting: A family practice consultation

An adult patient's partner requests the patient's test results. No permission to share results is recorded; general support and a consent discussion may be offered.

Task

Explore the concern behind this opening: We share everything at home. Why can you not just tell me what the test showed?
Clarify the patient perspective using an appropriate follow-up, such as: What would you most like support with today?
Explain the supplied information and its limits in manageable sections.
Explore practical barriers and agree a workable next step from the supplied options.
Check the patient understanding and identify any unresolved question.

A partner asking for confidential results supplied information

An adult patient's partner requests the patient's test results. No permission to share results is recorded; general support and a consent discussion may be offered.
I can listen to your concerns and discuss general ways of offering support. I do not have permission in this scenario to disclose another adult's result.
Being a partner does not establish the missing permission. I also cannot confirm your guess about what the result might be.
You could ask whether they want to invite you to a consultation or give the practice permission to share specified information. That choice belongs to them.
The practice can explain its consent process to the patient. Today we can record your concern without giving you their confidential results.

Fictional scenario information supplied for exam communication practice only; not medical guidance for real patients.