medConfidential welcomes the ICO writing to “200 of the most senior leaders in the health service across the UK” about abuses of NHS records. But is that all? What about everyone else?
NHS England has so far limited guidance to “high profile incidents and patients”. As far as we are aware, Scotland and Wales have considered this mostly an English problem.
It’s not just the top 200 hospitals, and it’s not just “high profile” patients.
Sky News has now confirmed “cases of coercive control and domestic violence” related to inappropriate access, victims that have been offered no protection at all through the active decisions of NHS England’s Senior Information Risk Owner.
There’s more to come (and more details of past ineffectiveness is in this piece)