Parliamentary activity

Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care

The unauthorised access of patients’ confidential information following the tragic events in Southport and Nottingham was unacceptable. It is essential that patients’ confidential information is only accessed appropriately, lawfully, and in line with their reasonable expectations.

As the investigation carried out by the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was internal, the Department does not have the detailed information requested.

The Nottingham Inquiry is also investigating the unauthorised access of data at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The inquiry will provide recommendations to ensure lessons are learned. We want to take steps to ensure that the culture within health and social care services, and the strong protections in law and various safeguards in the National Health Service, ensure that health and care information is used in a safe, secure, and legal way, and that this does not happen again.

NHS England is developing guidance which is focused on inappropriate access to patient records. The guidance will be aimed at NHS organisations and highlights the importance of ensuring that patient records are only ever accessed for legitimate purposes and any inappropriate access is likely to be considered a significant data breach. The guidance will be published in the coming months.

Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care

The unauthorised access of patients’ confidential information following the tragic events in Southport and Nottingham was unacceptable. It is essential that patients’ confidential information is only accessed appropriately, lawfully, and in line with their reasonable expectations.

As the investigation carried out by the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was internal, the Department does not have the detailed information requested.

The Nottingham Inquiry is also investigating the unauthorised access of data at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The inquiry will provide recommendations to ensure lessons are learned. We want to take steps to ensure that the culture within health and social care services, and the strong protections in law and various safeguards in the National Health Service, ensure that health and care information is used in a safe, secure, and legal way, and that this does not happen again.

NHS England is developing guidance which is focused on inappropriate access to patient records. The guidance will be aimed at NHS organisations and highlights the importance of ensuring that patient records are only ever accessed for legitimate purposes and any inappropriate access is likely to be considered a significant data breach. The guidance will be published in the coming months.

Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care

The unauthorised access of patients’ confidential information following the tragic events in Southport and Nottingham was unacceptable. It is essential that patients’ confidential information is only accessed appropriately, lawfully, and in line with their reasonable expectations.

As the investigation carried out by the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was internal, the Department does not have the detailed information requested.

The Nottingham Inquiry is also investigating the unauthorised access of data at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The inquiry will provide recommendations to ensure lessons are learned. We want to take steps to ensure that the culture within health and social care services, and the strong protections in law and various safeguards in the National Health Service, ensure that health and care information is used in a safe, secure, and legal way, and that this does not happen again.

NHS England is developing guidance which is focused on inappropriate access to patient records. The guidance will be aimed at NHS organisations and highlights the importance of ensuring that patient records are only ever accessed for legitimate purposes and any inappropriate access is likely to be considered a significant data breach. The guidance will be published in the coming months.

Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care

The unauthorised access of patients’ confidential information following the tragic events in Southport and Nottingham was unacceptable. It is essential that patients’ confidential information is only accessed appropriately, lawfully, and in line with their reasonable expectations.

As the investigation carried out by the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was internal, the Department does not have the detailed information requested.

The Nottingham Inquiry is also investigating the unauthorised access of data at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The inquiry will provide recommendations to ensure lessons are learned. We want to take steps to ensure that the culture within health and social care services, and the strong protections in law and various safeguards in the National Health Service, ensure that health and care information is used in a safe, secure, and legal way, and that this does not happen again.

NHS England is developing guidance which is focused on inappropriate access to patient records. The guidance will be aimed at NHS organisations and highlights the importance of ensuring that patient records are only ever accessed for legitimate purposes and any inappropriate access is likely to be considered a significant data breach. The guidance will be published in the coming months.