Author: Barry
ICO “Make a SAR” service
The ICO have recently launched a new “make a SAR” service. It provides a form for a requestor to complete, and […]
42. Digital Firearms Marker
BeReal Security Risk
Based on a recent incident at a GP Practice in this area can I ask everyone to have a read […]
Information Governance Webinar – Patient Online Access – 15 August 2023
CCTV Requests for Access
Note that there is a difference between a person who wants the images the system has taken of themselves which […]
BMA Access to Health Records Guide
I have mentioned this document in a number of emails as well as referencing it in webinars such as the one I […]
General Practice Staff Survey
The ICB are tasked with participating in the roll out of a General Practice Staff Survey across the area. I […]
DPIA for Bowel Cancer screening of LD patients
Please note the Data Protection Impact Assessment here (Word document, 8.7MB) which sets out the processes around the use of patient data […]
Covert Recording of Consultations
This is a topic that I occasionally gets asked about. In the case here the judge was asked specifically to comment […]
Accessing NHS Mail from abroad
As set out here, with effect from 10th February 2023 users wishing to access NHS Mail from abroad must have […]
Information Incident Reporting
The Data Security and Protection Toolkit includes a tool for reporting data security incidents to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the […]
41. Deceased records
Information Governance update – 22 February 2023
Medical Examiners – access to records
This document sets out some of the potential ways in which staff in the new role of Medical Examiners can […]
Sharing Data with the Police
Noted that NHSx have recently updated their guidance on sharing information with the police. This is a very useful resource taking […]
Using CDs
A couple of queries from N3i engineers working out at practices this week around the use of CDs in practices […]
Claiming for damages and distress
I know that many practices receive requests for damages due to occasional lapses in Data Protection. Often these claims, accompanied […]
Legal Privilege
Information communicated between lawyers and their clients is covered by the concept of Legal Privilege and cannot be released under […]
Staff inappropriate access to records
A rather unusual story here but at the heart of it is another example of staff access the records of another […]
Power of Attorney
This is a subject that comes up in questions quite frequently. This is the best reference that I’ve seen which covers the […]
Passwords
Read this article about using three random words as a way to generate good passwords. I know that passwords are always an […]