Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN HL1532

Medical Records: Data Protection

Tabled: 1 July 2026

Answered: 21 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks to patient confidentiality of digital medical records being shared across multiple healthcare trusts.

Answer

Where medical records are shared across National Health Service organisations, such as the Shared Care Record program, organisations should complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment. This allows them to consider the data protection and confidentiality ...

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