I am currently reviewing all forms used to collect personal data within the
Trust and I have a small (hopefully) query.
The ambulance service complete a detailed form for every emergency patient
carried, showing patient details, medical condition, medical interventions
carried out etc. A copy of this form is then retained by the Trust and the
other copy given to the hospital to then be filed on the patients notes.
Unless an SAR is received at a later date, the patient does not actually see
a copy of this form. The form itself does not have a fair processing notice
on there (there isn't room!!). However, in all the ambulances there is a
fair processing notice placed in a prominent position so the patient, or the
person accompanying the patient, can see why the information is required,
what may be done with it etc. There are also information leaflets available
in the hospitals for patients to help themselves to.
Finally, my question is, will this suffice to comply with the Act or should
there be a notice on the patient report form also?
Thanks for any advice
E&OE: The contents of this E-Mail are those of the individual who sent it
and not those of East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust. This
transmission is intended for the named recipient only and is confidential in
nature. if received in error, please return it to the sender and delete any
copies.
Janette Kirk
Information & Data Protection Officer
EMAS HQ
[log in to unmask]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
All archives of messages are stored permanently and are
available to the world wide web community at large at
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html
If you wish to leave this list please send the command
leave data-protection to [log in to unmask]
All user commands can be found at : -
www.jiscmail.ac.uk/user-manual/summary-user-commands.htm
(all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|