Confidentiality
Breast & Cervical Screening Quality Assurance
The NHS Breast and Cervical Screening Programmes cannot function without the transfer of patient identifiable data between and within organisations. Following the introduction of the Health and Social Care Act 2001, the NHS Screening Programmes have had to obtain approval from the Patient Information Advisory Group (PIAG) to continue to transfer such data.
As part of this approval the NHS Screening Programmes were required to draw up an Information Security Policy (Breast Screening Policy, Cervical Screening Policy) and a Confidentiality & Disclosure Policy (Breast Screening Policy, Cervical Screening Policy) which document the measures that will be taken by screening services to ensure the security of the patient identifiable data that they store and transfer. It is the responsibility of all staff involved in the programmes to comply with this policy as a minimum standard, together with any supporting policies local to the host Trust or Authority, procedures and other relevant legislation.
The West Midlands Breast and Cervical QA Reference Centres have developed resource packs to provide screening services with relevant information to assist them in ensuring all staff are appropriately trained and aware of the importance of patient confidentiality.
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