Confidentiality
Patient
confidentiality and access to health records
DoH
guidance - go
there
Information
about releasing a patient's notes
Department
of Health Code of Practice
The
Department of Health's Code of Practice - go
there
GMC
guidance
The
General Medical Council (GMC) has published guidance
on confidentiality in a document entitled "Confidentiality:
Protecting and Providing Information" - go
there
Staff
Confidentiality
Information about staff confidentiality is set out in the Members
section
- go there
There
is a draft Confidentiality Policy and Agreement (Staff)
in the
Human Resources index of
the Members
Library.
If
you are not a Member,
click here
for information about the benefits of membership and how to subscribe.
Third
Party Confidentiality (e.g.
Contractors)
There
is a draft Confidentiality Agreement (Third Party)
in the
Practice Operation & Development index of
the Members
Library.
If
you are not a Member,
click here
for information about the benefits of membership and how to subscribe.
Confidentiality
re teenage patients
Consent
and confidentiality issues for young people - more
info
Caldicott
Information
on the Caldicott Report and the implications for Practices - more
info
Information
security
Department
for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (formerly DTI) guidance
"Protecting
your business assets" highlights the importance of protecting
information, whether on paper or held electronically, from being
maliciously or unintentionally changed, being accessed by unauthorised
people, or being misused. There are a number of other guidance papers
on the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
(formerly DTI) on the subject of information
security
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