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Confidentiality: NHS Code of Practice

  • Document type:
    Publication
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    7 November 2003
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Product number:
    33837
  • Gateway reference:
    2003
  • Pages:
    45
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

The Code's purpose is to provide guidance to the NHS and NHS-related organisations on patient information confidentiality issues.

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