Data protection, GDPR and screening
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) recently became law in the UK You've probably had a flurry of emails over the past few months from companies asking for your consent to keep hearing...
View ArticleGPs’ duty to share information can be just as important as duty to protect...
Dr Jim McMorran As GPs, we have access to highly sensitive personal information and take our ethical and legal duties of confidentiality very seriously indeed. However, it is important for us to...
View ArticleWhy GPs are allowed to share patient data with diabetic eye screening services
The General Practice to Diabetic Retinopathy Screening (GP2DRS) system automates the sharing of patient information between general practices and local diabetic eye screening (DES) services. GP2DRS...
View ArticleChild vision screening: no change is needed to comply with GDPR
Child vision screening is to detect problems early so your child can receive effective treatment May 2018 saw the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation. GDPR updated the law for the...
View ArticleWhat to do if incorrectly assigned images are discovered in NHS abdominal...
Images are taken of the aorta to check for swelling The NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme uses ultrasound images of the tummy to look for swelling of the aorta (the main blood...
View ArticleExplaining how PHE uses people's data for NHS screening
There has been quite a lot of talk recently about the wider government approach to using data effectively and safely. This work is underpinned by the National Data Strategy (NDS). Public Health...
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