Data Protection in the Health Sector

NHS organisations responsible for commissioning and delivering NHS services face particular challenges in the management, use and disclosure of patient data. The Information Commissioner has recently branded NHS organisations as "the worst offenders" for reported data protection breaches.

The challenges arise from a mixture of cultural, technical and organisational characteristics including the size of NHS organisations, poor governance arrangements within and between provider and commissioner organisations and across the wider public sector, as well as delays in implementing the technical solutions that can help safeguard privacy.

This Training course considers these issues from a practical perspective. Using case studies the session looks at how to ensure appropriate compliance in all major areas, including:

• an overview of how data protection and confidentiality laws interrelate and apply to patient data

• when consent is required to process patient information

• secondary uses of medical information including for research and administration

• data sharing with the independent sector, third sector and wider public sector

• technical security – particular issues relating to NHS IT

• sanctions and consequences for NHS organisations of breaching the Data Protection Act

Timing:  Short Day - 10.00am to 4pm ( lunch included )

Dates and locations:
London  Tuesday, 28th September 2010

Venues:  To be confirmed 14 days before the course date.  All PDP training events take place in the highest quality central city venues.

CPD:  Accredited by the Law Society with 5 hours CPD

Fee:  £395 plus VAT ( £464.12 )

About the Trainer:    Anne Crofts is a partner at Beachcroft LLP where she specialises in giving commercial advice to commissioners and providers of NHS services. Anne has a particular interest in health informatics and regularly advises at Board level on governance issues arising from the use and disclosure of patient data.

Anne Crofts

Anne also advises on research and development, particularly clinical trials and is an expert in data protection issues arising in connection with health informatics. She was a member of the working party established by the Nuffield Trust to examine the secondary use of patient data for medical research.

To book your place for the 'Data Protection in the Health Sector' training course:

:: Complete the online application form 

:: Download PDF booking form 

:: Telephone the Training Booking Line:  +44 (0)845-226 5723

We also provide the following courses:

:: Data Protection in the Health Sector
:: Data Sharing in the Public Sector 
:: Data Security 
:: Training Staff in Data Protection
:: Records Management 1
:: Records Management 2
:: Data Protection in the Workplace
:: Handling Subject Access Requests ( SAR's )
:: Direct Marketing - Legal Risks and how to overcome them
:: Data Protection Compliance for Charities
:: Understanding the Environmental Information Regulations
:: Data Protection Essential Knowledge - Level 1
:: Data Protection Essential Knowledge - Level 2 

:: Click to see our full list of data protection courses or freedom of information courses

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