Are your computer records safe?

The Daily Telegraph had a lead article on Saturday about the safety of GP clinical records with the headline 'Security breach fears over 26 million NHS patients' - click here for the full article. In summary the article was saying that for practices that use SystmOne as their clinical software system (like we do) then anyone in the NHS may be able to your records, without your consent if the practice has set the clinical system to automatically share your records.

The short answer is that we do not share your records without your consent and will have asked you if you would like to share your records so your computer records are safe!

The slightly longer answer is that the computerised clinical record we have is used by lots of GPs and other healthcare providers including the local hospital, district nurses and health visitors. In SystmOne there is a function called Enhanced Data Sharing Model (eDSM) and it allows staff the opportunity to record your explicit consent for sharing your records. With eDSM we have been asking you whether they would like to Share In and Share Out your records.

You can read more about how we handle your information by clicking on the links below:

Kings Medical Practice Privacy Notice

Practice Rules for Handling Confidential Data


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