Nhs summary care records

clairacluck_2

if i opt in to the nhs summary care records do dwp have access to view it, would a doctor who works for dwp have a right to view it, with thanks.

dmg24

No, they would not.

soolin

With the nHS record for computer issues I would suggest that saying something should not happen is not the same as saying it won't happen. I have had direct experience of apparently 'private for your eye only' info being made available to everyone with a computer on the network.

Due to issues already with this scheme the roll out has already been delayed.

opensea

clairacluck wrote: »

if i opt in to the nhs summary care records do dwp have access to view it, would a doctor who works for dwp have a right to view it, with thanks.

Just to clarify you don't opt into the NHS Summary Care Record. You have to opt-out of it.

The letters informing people have now been suspended as there has been a lot of critiscm of whether they gained consent, and the BMA has now said they pose a 'serious' risk to patient health due to incorrect information being held.

There is a document by connecting for health the department responsible for the roll-out entitled I'mplied Consent Model and Permission to View'

It explicitly states occasions when people's
medical details can be shared without their permission with external authorities outside of the NHS.

In addition to court orders, one such reason highlighted is if it's 'in the public interest'. This is the broadest of terms, and you could easily imagine it meaning people within DWP having access to your details at some point in the future. There would be nothing to stop them doing this once you had a SCR, even if it's not in the currently stated intentions of how it would be used.

surreysaver

And I would also get your Demographics record flag set to 'sensitive' as well, to prevent the 831,000 smartcard holders from viewing your contact details without your knowledge or consent.