Managing data subject access requests

• Published in: British journal of community nursing Vol. 22; no. 3; p. 149
• Main Author: Griffith, Richard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 02.03.2017
• Subjects: Community Health Nursing; Computer Security - legislation & jurisprudence; Confidentiality; Europe; Humans; Medical Records Systems, Computerized; Patient Access to Records - legislation & jurisprudence; data subject access; professionalism; data protection; fees; deceased patients

The Data Protection Act 1998 requires district nurses to process personal patient data fairly and lawfully by keeping accurate, contemporaneous and secure records. Patients who have concerns about the accuracy of their record can seek access to the record under the 1998 Act. In this article, Richard...