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Written question asked by Oliver Heald (Conservative) on Monday, 1 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 July 2002. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Thursday, 4 July 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what safeguards there are for the privacy of medical records of the managers and owners of the nurses' agencies produced to the authorities for the purpose of showing fitness to run an agency.
Answer

Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what safeguards there are for the privacy of medical records of the managers and owners of the nurses' agencies produced to the authorities for the purpose of showing fitness to run an agency. [66788] Jacqui Smith: The National Care Standards Commission is subject to the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
66788; 388 c580W;388 c581W
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Disclosure of information Agency nurses Employment agencies Privacy Managers Medical records National Care Standards Commission Standards
Link
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