Patient Confidentiality

"This important book, provides a welcome review of the position of doctor and patient in the light of government initiatives on the Electronic Patient Record in the UK. The apparent conflict between the duty of the doctor to the patient to keep information confidential and the NHS's desire for centralized, analyzable records needs to be understood by all involved. Contents include: Confidentiality (Law and practice, including RIPA, Human Rights and Statutory Protection of Records), Medical governance including Caldicott and GMC Guidelines, Risk Management, IT Issues, GP Perspective, Trust Perspective. "