Table of Scottish Government Health Directorate Circulars - eHealth

HDL (2002) 32 Provisionof Confidential PatientInformation to DWP forBenefit AssessmentPurposesNHS Circular:PCA(M)(2002)4 Sharingof Patient Information:CMO Letter:SEHD/CMO(2001)15Confidentiality, PatientRecords and DiseaseRegistriesHDL (2001) 1 The use ofpersonal healthinformation, submissionof records to ISD,disease registers andCSAGSHDL (2000) 12 ScottishDiabetes SurveyMEL (2000) 17 DataProtection Act 1998MEL (1997) 45 Guidanceon use of fax for transferof personal healthinformation within NHSSSOHHD No1991(GEN)27 Access toHealth Records Act 1990http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/mels/HDL2002_32.pdfhttp://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/pca/PCA2002(M)04.pdfhttp://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/publications/CMO(2001)15.pdfhttp://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/mels/HDL2001_01.htmhttp://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/mels/hdl2000_12.htmhttp://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/mels/2000_17.dochttp://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/mels/97_45.htmlAdvice[No web link available – plan to add scanned version to manual]Prompt and accurate responses to beprovided free of chargeViolent Patients Procedure andpractice on sharing such informationwithout consentGMC change of position re consent fordisease registries, and thereforeongoing national returns shouldcontinueAnnouncing CSAGS and urgingcontinuing transmission of nationaldatasets subject to confidentiality andsecurity best practiceSpecifies the need for informing/consent prior to inclusion in DiabetesRegisterGuidance to the service on the DataProtection Act 1998Named data may only be sent by faxsubject to strict conditionsto the service on AHR90- notethis Act now only applies to access inrelation to records of the deceased.

MEL (1999) 19 CaldicottGuardianshttp://www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/mels/1999_19.docAdvice to the NHSS on the nominationof Caldicott Guardians, outlined thefirst year work programme forimproving the handling of confidentialpatient information.