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Could I just check something with the list?
 
A patient undergoes treatment at a private hospital, and then subsequently
requests that clinical records detailing their treatment are destroyed.
 
Their rationale is this:
 
Patient argues that data was processed under schedule 3 'medical purposes'
(and we believe explicit consent, although this has been questioned)
Following the treatment, the patient suggests that the medical purpose has
now expired, and the hospital no longer has a legal basis to retain the
detailed records.
 
Supporting this argument, the patient cites the fact that the treatment was
elective, non-emergency and privately funded.  Once the treatment has
ceased, the patient argues that the relevance of the data to the medical
purpose ceases and should thus not be retained beyond the immediate
treatment.
 
I would be interested in the views of those involved in the provision of
Healthcare, and in particular those who strive to meet the requirements of a
'registered person' in the Care Standards Act and the requirements of the
DPA.
 
 
Duncan Smith
 
iCompli Ltd.
 
 
 




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