Caldicott2 report treads fine line
Dame Fiona Caldicott’s second review of information governance in the NHS has published its report, seeking to balance the need to share information across health and social care with a patient’s right to say what should be done with their data.
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Hunt pledges to respect patient data
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he will honour patient opt-outs if they do not want their personal, confidential informaton to be shared.
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Fiona Caldicott calls for IG name change
The term ‘information governance’ could be changed to ‘clinical governance’ as part of encouraging a cultural shift in the NHS towards more information sharing, Dame Fiona Caldicott has said.
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EHI Live interview: Dame Fiona Caldicott
The chair of the influential Caldicott committee is leading a review of information governance. She talks to Lyn Whitfield about Caldicott 2.
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Caldicott to tackle fear of data sharing
Junior staff members who are unsure of the “rights and wrongs” of information governance are preventing data sharing that could benefit patients, Dame Fiona Caldicott has said.
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Record access by 2015 a ‘tall order’
The government’s pledge to give all patients access to their electronic health records by October 2015 is a “tall order” for busy GPs to fulfill, Dame Fiona Caldicott has said.
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