Resources

Some links to further information on confidentiality and information protection. Ideally this list will be annotated.

• http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=confidentiality+of+patient+information+site%3A.uk
• Department of Health Information Policy Unit on Patient Confidentiality and Caldicott Guardians.
• NHS Confidentiality Strategy. (pdf)
• GMC advice on Protecting and Providing Information.
• Ron Kerr's proposed NHS strategy (Slides): http://www.doh.gov.uk/ipu/confiden/kerrpresfin/sld001.htm
• Cambridge Informatics report Getting patient consent to disclosure.
• Data Protection Act Notification and Registration.
• http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/ecare/draftprotocols/FV%20Draft%20Protocol%20241001a.htm