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Making a difference: Safe and secure data sharing between health and adult social care staff

  • Document type:
    Guidance
  • Author:
    Department of Health,Cabinet Office
  • Published date:
    8 March 2006
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Publication format:
    Electronic only
  • Gateway reference:
    5693
  • Pages:
    24
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This document suggests practical changes for delivery that will reduce unnecessary bureaucracy associated with dealing with requests for information and clarify information sharing requirements within the health and adult social care sectors whilst respecting the need to maintain patient confidentiality and information security.

The report outlines agreed actions that will yield the following benefits:

  • a reduction of patient record requests;
  • a single protocol which details when information can be shared between health and social care staff; and
  • the clarification of the use of patient information for medical research.

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