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Written question asked by John Pugh (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 23 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 March 2017 (named day). It was answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 March 2017 on behalf of the Department of Health.

General Practitioners: Databases

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to correct the TTP SystmOne clinical IT software error present since 2009 and affecting around 26 million patients.

Answer

The Department and National Health Service organisations have been working closely with the Information Commissioner’s Office and the British Medical Association to support TPP to take appropriate action to respond to the TPP SystmOne data sharing issue. This work should be fully implemented by the summer. There is no evidence that records have been lost, mislaid or misused. However, there are already a number of mitigations in place to prevent potential misuse of information:

- Users’ access to records is role based and requires a smart card or password to access the system;

- All record accesses and all registrations are audited and visible to the general practitioner; and

- Patients (via SystmOnline) can now have visibility of when and where their records have been accessed.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
68916
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Databases General practitioners
Link
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