The people currently responsible for protecting the confidentiality of patient information in the UK are known as the Caldicott Guardians, so named after Dame Fiona Caldicott. Dame Fiona will now lead a new independent review into patient privacy.
The new review is the result of recommendations from the NHS Future Forum, a group of medical representatives brought together to advise on the government’s NHS reforms. One of the Forum’s recommendations is that the balance between the protection and sharing of patient data needs to be addressed.
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