Factsheet 01/01/2013 Access to health records - Wales Preview Article Access to health records - Wales Time to read article: 5 mins () ★ Close Preview Providing access to medical records is essentially a confidentiality issue; therefore, the starting point is whether or not the patient has consented to disclosure. If not, access should be denied, unless there is some other clear justification for allowing access. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Consent Medical Records Wales Generic Medicine Record keeping Managing clinical risk
Factsheet 01/09/2012 Communicating with patients by fax and email - Northern Ireland Preview Article Communicating with patients by fax and email - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Electronic communication can provide a useful and alternative point of access for patients. However, you should make sure that, if sensitive information needs to be sent electronically, safeguards are in place to avoid breaching patient confidentiality. This factsheet sets out the potential risks of electronic communication. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Wales Ethics Data Protection Confidentiality Consent Managing clinical risk
Factsheet 01/09/2012 Communicating with patients by fax and email - Wales Preview Article Communicating with patients by fax and email - Wales Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Electronic communication can provide a useful and alternative point of access for patients. However, you should make sure that if sensitive information needs to besent electronically, safeguards are in place to avoid breaching patient confidentiality. This factsheet sets out the potential risks of electronic communication. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Data Protection Wales Managing clinical risk Communicate General practice Practice management
Factsheet 01/09/2012 Communicating with patients by fax and email - Scotland Preview Article Communicating with patients by fax and email - Scotland Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Electronic communication can provide a useful and alternative point of access for patients. However, you should make sure that, if sensitive information needs to be sent electronically, safeguards are in place to avoid breaching patient confidentiality. This factsheet sets out the potential risks of electronic communication. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Practice management Confidentiality Data Protection Scotland General practice