Written question asked by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 4 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 November 2004. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Monday, 15 November 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether a patient's right to opt out of having personal information on the care record system will include all information on the care record; what plans his Department has to notify individual patients of their right to opt out of having personal information on their care record shared within the NHS. - Inc ref to 426 c176W, 2 November 2004, and 426 c538W, 8 November 2004.

Answer: Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether a patient's right to opt out of having personal information on the care record system will include all information on the care record; [197283] (2) what plans his Department has to notify individual patients of their right to opt out of having personal information on their care record shared within the NHS. [197284] Mr. Hutton: I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave to the hon. Member for Westbury (Dr. Murrison) on 2 November, Official Report, column 176W, and on 8 November, Official Report, column 538W.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 426 c1157W;426 c1161W; 197283;197284
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Databases ICT NHS Patients Medical records NHS care records service
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk