Yes, but the access will be duly logged & e-mails sent about it to GP & possibly patient if unauthorized.
Apparently that's enough security.
I assume of course that Tony will be confident enough in the system to have his & his families records on the spine, and won't have sufficient doubts in his ministers & their devisings to exclude himself, naturally.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: kupton <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 10:54 am
Subject: Re: Data Protection
> I agree we may need to keep these records, but surely there should
> be a way
> to ensure "proper access" by other doctors only. I would be
> interested to
> know how GP UKers would feel if it was their own record which
> might be
> accessible to a doctor they were not happy to disclose information
> too.When we have a centralised record, will I be able to see Tony
> Blair et als
> families record as a GP? Will all GPs then be able to find out if
> the Blair
> off spring have had their MMR jabs?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Trefor Roscoe" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 11:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Data Protection
>
>
> > Laurie Slater wrote:
> >> John Clegg wrote:
> >>
> >> <<Sorry Trefor, but I don't think you are right
> >> Looking at
> >>
> > http://ico-
> cms.amaze.co.uk/DocumentUploads/data%20protection%20act%20199>>
> 8%20legal%20guidance.pdf >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The latest Good practice guidelines are reasonably clear on this:
> >>
> >> "GPs are exempted from complying with the fifth principle of
> the Data
> >> Protection Act 1998 and are not expected (or advised) to delete the
> >> records of ex-patients"
> >>
> >> (see below for full text).
> >>
> >>
> >> Laurie
> >
> >
> > I stand (extremely) corrected
> >
> >
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