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Written question asked by Lord Freyberg (Crossbench) on Thursday, 21 April 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 6 May 2016. It was answered by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 May 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Drugs: Innovation

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 17 March (HL7132), whether they expect any new database of innovative medicines to be constructed outside the normal information governance channels.

Answer

The Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Act 2016 will create a database of innovative treatments, when the Secretary of State directs the Health and Social Care Information Centre to establish such a database. The Centre will implement the database in accordance with the common law duty of confidence, data protection law and the information governance rules to which the Centre is subject.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL7842
Session
2015-16
Related items
Medical Records: Databases
Wednesday, 23 March 2016
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Databases Drugs Innovation
Link
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