PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Coronavirus: Medical Records (6 March 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to protect the privacy and confidentiality of people diagnosed with covid-19.
Asked by:
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour)
Asked by:
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour)
Answer
The Government and other health organisations are obliged to protect patient confidentiality, in line with standard clinical practice. More information on data protection can be found on GOV.UK at the following link:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation
Answered by:
Jo Churchill (Conservative)
16 March 2020
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