Surely there is no need to transmit ANY data that is not effectively de-
identified?
It would be vital that the enquiring doctor is not identified either( except
to the list moderator) so that there is no chance of anyone recognising the
patient from matching unusual clinical details with the locality of the GP and
making informed deductions.
The patient's consent for consulting colleagues through the internet on their
anonymised clinical problem would be wise , and how about consulting Ross on
the technical data security /medical privacy issues?
It's such a good way to share expertise/provide mutual clinical support that
we need to get it right! All power to your IT elbow Ahmed...Fleur Fisher
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