Wednesday 28 August 2013

FoI response - check for PID

Make sure you check that your FoI responses do not contain Person Identifiable Data. Otherwise you breach the DPA 1998; and the FoI Act 2000 actually. Http://identity.governmentcomputing.com/news/ico-fines-islington-council-over-leak-of-residents-data

Wednesday 7 August 2013

GPs to tell patients about data extraction

I wonder how GPs are going to manage to tell all their patients about the opt-out option for the GP data extraction.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/gp-surgeries-must-inform-patients-about-data-plan--or-face-legal-action-8748999.html

I am not sure if it would have been easier (and cheaper) for NHS England and HSCIC to book some advertisement space in newspapers and on local radio?