questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what technical controls are in place within NHS patient record systems to prevent employees from accessing the records of family members without clinical need; and whether patients can request that named individuals be proactively blocked from accessing their records.
answerText: There are systems and safeguards in place to keep patient information secure and confidential. The National Health Service prioritises security and privacy in its handling of personal data. NHS systems operate Role Based Access Controls. This means only a...
heading: Medical Records: Data Protection