Confidentiality

11 June 2012

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told the Leveson Inquiry that NHS Fife apologised to him for the leak of

23 March 2012

A US study suggests that medical boards are starting to get tough on doctors who act unprofessionally on social networking

21 March 2012

The Health and Social Care Bill has cleared its final Parliamentary hurdle, with doctors welcoming amendments on confidentiality, but opponents

13 May 2011

Secondary use of data could be blocked nationally if the NHS fails to ensure patient data is used with proper

9 May 2011

The Royal College of GPs has sought an assurance from the Prime Minister that the Health and Social Care Bill

1 March 2011

GP representatives have warned doctors to check the confidentiality of patient data submitted when patients use online services on practice

24 February 2011

The British Medical Association has told the government it believes the Health and Social Care Bill will threaten patient confidentiality

1 February 2011

Guidance on the use of patient data for secondary purposes has been published by the British Computer Society’s Primary Healthcare

11 January 2011

Department of Health plans to give patients control of their records will erode patient privacy, a leading medical defence body

25 November 2010

The Department of Health has come under fire for including code on NHS Choices that allows Facebook and Google to

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