Consultation outcome

New health data security standards and consent/opt-out model

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 6 July 2016
• Last updated: 25 February 2020 바카라 사이트� See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

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Detail of outcome

바카라 사이트榊our Data: Better Security, Better Choice, Better Care바카라 사이트� is the government바카라 사이트檚 response to:

• the National Data Guardian for Health and Care바카라 사이트檚 바카라 사이트楻eview of Data Security, Consent and Opt-Outs바카라 사이트�
• the public consultation on that review
• the Care Quality Commission바카라 사이트檚 Review 바카라 사이트楽afe Data, Safe Care바카라 사이트�

It sets out that the government accepts the recommendations in both the National Data Guardian review and the .

It also reflects on what we heard through consultation to set out immediate and longer-term action for implementation.

Following discussions with the National Data Guardian, ministers have agreed that type 1 opt-outs will remain in place until September 2020 at the earliest, when the position will be reviewed.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeks views on the proposed data security standards and new consent and opt-outs model for data sharing in the NHS and social care.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 6 July 2016 to 11:45pm on 7 September 2016

Consultation description

This consultation seeks views on the proposed data security standards and the consent/opt-outs model from health and care professionals and organisations and the public.

This follows the independent review of data security, consent and opt-outs by National Data Guardian Dame Fiona Caldicott. The review includes:

• 10 new data security standards
• a method of testing compliance with these standards
• a new consent model for data sharing in health and social care

Documents

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Published 6 July 2016

Last updated 25 February 2020 + show all updates

1. 25 February 2020

   Added line to 'detail of outcome' section that type 1 opt-outs will remain in place until September 2020.

2. 12 July 2017

   Added 바카라 사이트榊our Data: Better Security, Better Choice, Better Care바카라 사이트�, which is the government바카라 사이트檚 response to the consultation on the National Data Guardian for Health and Care바카라 사이트檚 review of data security, consent and opt-outs; and to the Care Quality Commission바카라 사이트檚 review 바카라 사이트楽afe Data, Safe Care바카라 사이트�.

3. 6 July 2016

   First published.