Nic,
Extract from Caldicott re Teaching and Research:
4.20. Advice to patients about the use of personal information must emphasise:
i.the importance of teaching and research to the maintenance and improvement of Care within the NHS. inter-agenCY care and public health generally;
ii.that such information, anonymised or aggregated wherever possible, may sometimes be used for teaching and research (and that universities or other bodies carrying out approved research are required to treat it in confidence and must not use it for other purposes);
iii.that any research proposals involving access to patient records require clearance by the relevant Local Research Ethics Committee, which must be satisfied in particular that:
a.arrangements to safeguard confidentiality are satisfactory;
b.any additional conditions relating to the use of information that the LREC thinks are necessary can be met;
c.any application to use identifiable patient information is fully justified: for example,because this is essential to a study of major importance to public health. If not,approval to proceed would not be given;
iv.that their specific consent will be sought to any activity relating to teaching or research that would involve them personally;
v.that any published research findings will not identify them without their specific agreement.
Fairly sensible DP stuff - Any help?
Full Caldicott = http://www.doh.gov.uk/confiden/pguide.htm
Peter
Peter Wilson
Data Protection Officer
University of Paisley
>>> Nic Drew <[log in to unmask]> 03/19/01 04:25pm >>>
Are there any hospital based DPO's on the list who have 'got to grips' with
Caldicott, especially access to patients notes for medical research.
We have a College of Medicine on site which means frequent requests.
Nic Drew, DPO
Cardiff & Vale NHS Trust
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