A hub page for GDPR information has now been launched on the BMA website. This provides information on the regulation and hosts a suite of resources and blogs to help guide members. This page will be updated regularly as new guidance is published and more GP focussed information and resources...
GP practices must comply with the national data opt-out policy by March 2020. Please see below a link to the NHS Digital website which provides guidance for practices on what they need to do to and how to provide patients with appropriate...
Kent Local Medical Committee Data Privacy Notice
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Under the current Act, NHS England and the Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) are required to consult the LMC on a wide range of topics affecting GPs' contracts.
The LMC represents the views of the...
Current adoption legislation requires that all adopted patients are given a new NHS number, and that all previous medical information relating to the patient is put into a newly created medical record. Any information relating to the identity or whereabouts of the birth parents should not be...
A child is defined as Under 18 by the Children's Act 1989
We are often asked if a parent can have access to their child's medical record when there is a clearly a dispute with the other parent.
Anyone with 'Parental Responsibility' can apply to access a child's record.
Who has Parental...
