Medical Records: Data Protection
2026-06-30 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL1532 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks to patient confidentiality of digital medical records being shared across multiple healthcare trusts.
Answer
Where medical records are shared across National Health Service organisations, such as the Shared Care Record program, organisations should complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment. This allows them to consider the data protection and confidentiality ...