Confidentiality NHS code of practice
This document is a guide to required practice for those who work within or under contract to NHS organisations concerning confidentiality and patients consent to the use of their health records. This document introduces:
- the concept of confidentiality
- describes what a confidential service should look like
- provides a high level description of main legal requirements
- recommends a generic decision support tool for sharing and disclosing information
- lists examples of particular information disclosure scenarios