Caldicott wants patient information to be shared among health professionals

摘要

RELEVANT health data should be shared among all registered healthcare professionals directly involved in a patient's care, a Government-commissioned information governance (IG) review has concluded. Dame Fiona Caldicott was tasked last year with leading the review (PJ 2012;288:270), which explored how to strike a balance between sharing and protecting confidential patient information in the NHS. Her report, published last week, sets out 26 recommendations for improving the sharing of patient information, ensuring this is done securely and taking action when mistakes are made.