Sharing information related to Infected Blood Compensation Authority claims

Posted by: Sarah - Posted on:

In response to a request from NHSE, we have volunteered to be the single point of contact for requests for information from IBCA for the HNY ICB area. Should we receive a request from IBCA, we will contact your practice straight away.

IBCA requests should be responded to within 7 working days, providing:

  • the requested data, where this can be obtained within this timeframe
  • failing that, an acknowledgement of the request with an estimated timeline for providing the information.

Please be aware that requests from IBCA should not be processed as SAR requests as they have their own legal basis for processing (Section 53 of the Victims and Prisoners Act). There is no need to contact the patient to confirm consent for the release of records as Section 53 of the VAP sets aside the common law duty of confidentiality and gives you the legal power to provide the information to IBCA upon request.

Further information can be found here: Sharing information relating to Infected Blood Compensation Authority claims – NHS Transformation Directorate