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Patient data; how people feel about their data being shared by the NHS
On May 25 – in addition to GDPR reforms – people were given the choice to opt out of their patient data being used for reasons keep reading
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Government to revise memorandum of understanding between NHS Digital, the Home Office and the DHSC
NHS Digital and doctors’ leaders have welcomed the government’s decision to revise memorandum of understanding between NHS Digital, the Home Office and the DHS – inferring that keep reading
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Patient data-sharing rules slammed
New report examining the Memorandum of Understanding into data sharing between NHS Digital, the Department of Health and Social Carre and the Home Office has keep reading
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10 things for practices to consider when undertaking a data audit
The General Data Protection Regulation will come into effect in May 2018. It replaces the current Data Protection Act – updating the guidelines on how keep reading
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Healthcare professionals want their personal data edited or deleted when GDPR comes in
Survey says 78% in the sector intend to take advantage of new ‘right to erasure’ Almost four in five people who work in the healthcare keep reading
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CQC discusses information on implementing next phase approach to regulating general practice
In April the CQC will be making a number of changes to how primary medical services are regulated; these build on those made towards the end keep reading
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Data protection; getting ready for change – part II
Back in November 2017 Dr Rachel Birch, medicolegal adviser at Medical Protection, wrote Data protection: getting ready for change – an overview of the EU keep reading
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What will GDPR mean in (general) practice?
It comes into full effect on May 25 this year, it will overhaul how all business, including general practices, process and handle data and failure keep reading
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Attempt to open access to patient records raises confidentiality concerns
Doctors have renewed calls for patients’ confidential health data to be protected as the government seeks to increase access to confidential data held by public keep reading
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Secrets to a successful safeguarding strategy
The issue of safeguarding is often key to the success of GP practices’ CQC inspections. Nicole Ridgwell, solicitor at Ridouts Professional Services PLC, outlines the keep reading