Written question asked by Madeleine Moon (Labour) on Monday, 6 November 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 November 2017. It was answered by Harriett Baldwin (Conservative) on Friday, 17 November 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Armed Forces: Medical Records
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he made it his policy to allow personal information to be passed from a Senior Medical Officer and a Regimental Medical Officer to civilian medical officers.
- Answer
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The Defence Medical Services holds and manages personal and confidential information relating to patients. The relevant legal regulations are:
- Access to Medical Reports Act 1988.
- Human Rights Act 1998.
- Access to Health Records Act 1990.
- Computer Misuse Act 1990.
- Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 98).
- Confidentiality: NHS Code of Practice.
- Common Law Duty of Confidentiality.
- Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015.
- The Caldicott Principles.
- General Medical Council - Confidentiality: Good Practice in Handling Patient Information (2017).
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 111513
- Session
- 2017-19
- Related items
- Subjects
- Disclosure of information Armed forces Medical records
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